Two suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Limpopo farmer Johan Kruger (58)
58-year-old Johan Kruger was killed during a farm attack incident on a farm near Alldays on Friday morning
LIMPOPO -Two suspects in their 20’s were arrested following a shoot-out with the police along the R521 road between Alldays and Vivo this morning.
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According to Police spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe the duo were allegedly involved in the murder of Johan Kruger (57). Kruger was shot and killed in front of his wife in their home outside Alldays during a farm attack incident this morning (Friday, 14 December).
FARM MURDER: Close to Alldays, Limpopo Province. One male victim shot in head and dead on scene in front of his wife. Two attackers wounded by search party. No arrests yet. More details to follow. pic.twitter.com/ztwPS4wjmC
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Three suspects were intercepted by the members of the Alldays Farm Watch Patrol. During the incident the suspects shot at the members who then retaliated, injuring one of the suspects. The other two left the getaway vehicle and fled on foot into the nearby farms.
“The Police were summoned and a joint search operation ensued until the second suspect (21) was apprehended. The injured suspect is currently under police guard at a local hospital. The remaining suspect is still being sought.”
After the arrest the suspect’s vehicle was then searched and several firearms, hunting rifles, ammunitions, money, elephant tusks and other household items were recovered.
The origin of all these recovered items including the motor vehicle is still being determined by the ongoing Police investigations, Ngeope added.
The suspects will soon appear before the Senwabarwana and Louis Trichardt Magistrate courts respectively on charges of murder, possession of firearms and ammunition without license and possession of suspected stolen properties.
The Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba, has complimented the officers and the members of the Alldays Farm Watch Patrol who were involved in this milestone achievement on the job well done.
The Police investigations are still continuing, Ngoepe concluded.
