LIMPOPO – This warning comes after the arrest of two men, aged 48 and 40, in Mkwakwaila village outside Tzaneen on charges of perjury and theft after police investigations found they faked a robbery yesterday (Sunday).
One of the men, a security guard at a local store claimed five armed men wearing balaclavas approached him while he was on duty, tied him up, locked him in the storeroom and looted the store. They stole groceries, hair pieces and cigarettes.
“Our preliminary investigations revealed the robbery was faked and the security guard, along with his neighbour, were found in possession of the stolen goods and they were immediately arrested. The two suspects will appear before the Bolobedu Magistrate’s Court soon and police investigations are underway,” stated LT. Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe.
