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The husband of one of the businesswomen who were shot and killed in Polokwane, Limpopo, earlier this month was arrested, police said Thursday.
The 56-year-old man and four others were arrested on the East Rand in Gauteng in the early hours of Thursday, said police spokesman Brig Motlafela Mojapelo.
Mojapelo said the husband was arrested at a hospital where he was admitted after allegedly attempting to commit suicide.
Tebogo Phuti, 35, and Makoena Johanna Leshabane, 46, were with a local realtor to see the properties they were considering renting on October 10 when they were shot and killed.
Paramedics said at the time that Phuti and Leshabane were “shot dead at point-blank range” and that their vehicle was “riddled with numerous bullet holes.”
Limpopo provincial investigation and tracking teams and Magama investigators carried out a well-coordinated intelligence operation and managed to arrest suspects at different addresses in Ekhuruleni, Elsburg, Katlehong and Germiston, Mojapelo said.
He said a red Hyundai Accent believed to have been used during the crime, two firearms, two magazines and 13 rounds of live ammunition were confiscated.
The suspects, aged between 25 and 56, will be charged with two counts of murder and possession of illegal firearms and ammunition.
They are expected to appear in Polokwane magistrates court on Monday.
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