Two bakkies torched following stock theft
Two bakkies belonging to stock thieves were burnt to ashes by an enraged mob next to the R36 road.
This after two motor vehicles were found carrying 16 stolen cattle carcasses at around 03:00 on Friday, 21 August.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said local policeman were busy with a routine patrol on the R36 road in Sekororo, when they spotted suspicious-looking motor vehicles in the bushes next to the road.
“When the police approached the bakkies, one suspect ran away and the other one was arrested on the scene after 16 cattle carcasses were found on the back of the bakkies,” said Ngoepe.
Ngoepe said the other suspect was later arrested following a massive search in the bushes.
“While we were still at the scene, a large number of community members including the owners of the stolen cattle arrived, and demanded that one of the suspects be handed over to them. Police refused and managed to get away with the suspect,” said Ngoepe.
Ngoepe said the enraged members set fire to the two bakkies but others managed to save some of the cattle carcasses before the vehicles were burnt to ashes.
Two suspects, aged 28 and 34 years old, are due to appear in the Naphuno Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 25 August.
Ngoepe said the suspects have been charged with stock theft after some of the owners of the stolen cattle managed to identify them and lay charges.
