The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has ordered police to track down and apprehend suspects who attacked an elderly couple on a farm outside Tzaneen.
No arrests has been effected up to so far and it remains a matter for serious concern to the police.
According to information the couple aged 85 and 79 respectively were allegedly attacked and firearms stolen on the farm in the Tzaneen policing area, on Saturday, 08 June 2024 at about 20:30.
Reports suggest that the couple were at their house when unknown suspects armed with pangas broke the windows of the house and gained entry. .
The suspects threatened the victims and demanded money and firearms. They tied the couple with shoelaces and assaulted them.
They then robbed them of five firearms with ammunition, including rifles and other items. Subsequently, they fled the scene on foot.
The Police were notified, and a case of house robbery was opened.
A joint search operation was immediately activated to track down the suspects. The team followed the tracks of the suspects, but the suspects noticed them, and jumped off a fence, and two of the five stolen firearms with ammunition were dropped on the ground, and suspects managed to disappear in the bushes around Letsitele Valley road with three of the stolen firearms.
The two firearms with ammunition were recovered.
The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has commended the operation members for their dedication and for recovering of the stolen firearms. She further appealed to the community to work closely with the police in order to arrest suspects involved in this crime and also recover the outstanding firearms currently in wrong hands.
Anyone with information should contact Detective Commander Colonel Phoyisa Zitha on 082 414 3309, crime stop number on 08600 10111, or the nearest police or MySAPSApp
Police investigations continue.
