Two cars burnt to ashes following stock theft
Two bakkies belonging to stock thieves were burnt to ashes by enraged mob next to the R36 road in Sekororo in the early hours of Friday.
This after the two motor vehicles were found carrying 16 stolen cattle carcasses at around 03:00.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said police on routine patrol on R36 road in Sekororo 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 in the back of the bakkies,” said Ngoepe.
Ngoepe said the other suspect was arrested later following a massive search in the bushes.
“While we were still at the scene, a large number of community members including the owners of stolen cattle arrived, and demanded that one of the suspects who was in the police van be handed over to them.
Police refused and managed to get away with the suspect,” said Ngoepe.
Ngoepe said the enraged members set fire on the two bakkies but others managed to save some of the cattle carcasses before the cars burnt to ashes.
Two suspects aged 28 and 34 years old were due to appear in the Naphuno Magistrate’s Court at the time of going to press.
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.
