On Saturday 18 December 2021 at about 23:40 Mpopo Mafuso aged 63 was found dead with stab wounds next to the gate of his residence, his cellphone and shoes were missing.
It is alleged that he was walking from work at the local tavern when he was stabbed by the suspects.
On Sunday morning 19 December 2021, five suspects all aged 18 were arrested after the police managed to link them to the alleged murder.
The suspects were also found in possession of fourteen stolen cellphones that were robbed from different victims on Saturday night.
We request anyone who was recently robbed of a cellphone in Meqheleng to call Ficksburg Detectives at 082 5543428 and bring necessary documents to help identify their cellphones.