Officers from the Katlehong police’s Crime Prevention Unit, detectives from the Katlehong Police Station and members of the EMPD took to the streets in a number of weekend operations.
The operations were held between February 14 and 16 and led to the arrest of 26 suspects.
The suspects were charged with various offences.
Charges include murder, rape, assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, bribery, shoplifting, dealing in drugs and driving under the influence of alcohol.
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A man was also arrested on a charge of murder and rape when police discovered a woman’s naked body hidden in some grass.
Police confirmed that she had been raped before being murdered.
“She had several stab wounds and strangulation marks around her neck,” said Const Sivenkosi Mtwa, communications officer for the Katlehong police.
All of the arrested suspects appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, where their cases were postponed for various reasons.
Katlehong SAPS acting station commander Col Phakama Gcaza urged the community to stand together and protect women within the precinct.
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