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home was locked and the and 2 cell phones and the SAPS IS SEEKING
SAPS was informed. house keys of the victim was
The body was found in the recovered from him. ASSISTANCE IN
bedroom on the ground On the 4th of November FINDING NEXT OF KIN
covered in blood. On closer 2025 the Sterkspruit Re-
investigation it was found gional Court handed down Sterkspruit, 6 November If any person can assist the
that she was stabbed and the sentence of life imprison- 2 0 2 5 : T h e S A P S o f SAPS with information they
35 YEAR OLD MAN SENTENCED strangled. ment to the accused. Sterkspruit is seeking the must please contact Lt Col
On the day of the crime The Joe Gqabi District community's assistance in Manjiya from Visible Policing
TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR incident the accused fled the C o m m i s s i o n e r M a j o r finding the next of kin of a at telephone number 082
MURDER ON HIS GIRLFRIEND scene into the mountains. General Lindelwa Vellem male person that was known 302 5163.
to the community as Mr
On the 28th of August 2024 commended the meticulous Mohale Thabang, aged 48
Palmietfontein, 5 November of August 2024 at night, the the community identified, and professional investi- years old, after the SAPS
2025: The endeavours of our 40 year old Nokwazi Ntloko chased and caught the gation by our investigating were informed of a person
d e d i c a t e d d e t e c t i v e s (deceased) was accom- suspect and informed the officer D/Sgt Malibongwe that passed away at the
continue to yield positive panied by her boyfriend, the SAPS. Kutwana and also the Esilindini Hospital on the
results as more heavy 35 year old Luyanda The suspect was then collaboration between the 10th of October 2025.
sentences are handed down Mbolekwa (accused) to her arrested for murder and at SAPS and the NPA which led
as a result of the quality house. court bail was refused. to the lengthy prison He was staying at eSilindini
investigation skills adopted The next day only the The case was assigned to sentence. Village.
by our investigators. accused was seen around D/Sergeant Malibongwe
The efforts of our investi- the premises and not the Kutwana who worked
gator were rewarded when deceased. relentlessly to gather all the
the 35 year old Luyanda On the 26th of August 2024 necessary evidence in order
Mbolekwa was sentenced to the deceased’s daughter saw to secure a conviction.
life imprisonment.
the body of her mother The same suspect, was
It is alleged that on the 24th through the window as the linked to the crime scene