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R100 000 reward offered for information on Limpopo hospital robbery suspects’ whereabouts

The Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba has already put a 72 hour action plan in motion to hunt down the suspects.

POLOKWANE – Police in Limpopo are offering a reward of up to R100 000 for any valuable information that can lead to the arrest of the suspects responsible for the house robberies and attempted murder incidents at both the Letaba and Lebowakgomo Hospitals respectively.

On Thursday morning, 22 November, five suspects attacked doctors in their residential premises at the Letaba Hospital, outside Tzaneen and robbed them of cash, cellphones, televisions and laptops.

Read more: [UPDATE] Two doctors shot and one attacked with sharp object during robbery at Letaba Hospital

In a similar incident, a group of seven suspects went to the Lebowakgomo Hospital this morning, 24 November and broke into the doctors’residence and robbed them of money, cellphones and laptops.

Read more: Armed suspects ransack homes at Lebowakgomo Hospital just days after Letaba Hospital attack

Police spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe says in both incidents, the suspects gained access to the premises of these hospitals by breaking the concrete bars of fences behind the doctors’ residences and proceeded to the houses to committed these crimes.

Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba has already put a 72 hour action plan in motion to hunt down the suspects.

“The same Provincial Task Team, led by a Major General handling the Letaba Hospital attack will also take over the investigation of the Lebowakgomo Hospital attack. Anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of these suspects is requested to contact Brigadier James Esbach at 082 576 0743; Captain Richard Boshomane at 079 894 5501; the toll free number 0860010111 or contact the nearest police. Any information received will be treated with the strictest confidentiality,” Ngoepe concluded.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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