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By ANA Reporter 
9h ago
Polokwane – Two suspects, ages 30 and 35, were arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a Polokwane restaurant owner and his mother last week, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Limpopo said on Sunday.
The two women, Lizette Deacon and her mother Hettie Deacon, were attacked and stabbed at their home in Welgelegen near the Cycad Estate in Polokwane on Thursday night, September 10, Limpopo SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said in a release.
“They [the killers] He then tied them up and put them in the back of his SUV. The vehicle was found abandoned along the R37 road between Polokwane and Lebowakgomo on the same night, Thursday, September 10, 2020. “
Both suspects were arrested early Sunday morning at different locations by a high-level team of SAPS investigators led by the provincial deputy commissioner responsible for crime detection, Major General Samuel Manala. The team met shortly after the incident, Mojapelo said.
The first suspect, 35, was arrested in Mokgoopong around 2.35am and the second in Polokwane around 8am.The two suspects would appear in Polokwane Magistrates Court on Tuesday on charges related to two counts of murder and robbery. From home. The 35-year-old suspect would also face a charge under immigration law, “as he is in the country illegally.”
The investigation team had already identified other suspects and the search operation for these suspects was continuing. More arrests were expected. Limpopo Police Commissioner Lt. Gen. Nneke Ledwaba welcomed the arrests of the two suspects in connection with the murder of the two women, Mojapelo said.
African News Agency (ANA)
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