Mpumalanga woman murdered by partner Photo: Stock/Canva
Eight arrested for the BRUTAL murder of loan shark
Police said eight people were arrested for the BRUTAL murder of a local loan shark on Friday in Saselamani, in Limpopo.
Mpumalanga woman murdered by partner Photo: Stock/Canva
Eight people were arrested for the BRUTAL murder of the an alleged loan shark who was murdered by a mob in Saselamani, in Limpopo.
THE LOAN SHARK WAS ACCUSED OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A MAN
According to police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mamphaswa Seabi the incident happened last week.
“Police received a complaint about a vigilante incident at the said village in which a mob intended to burn the house of a 37-year-old woman believed to be a moneylender (Loan Shark or Mashonisa).”
Seabi said the mob accused the woman of being responsible for the disappearance of a local man who allegedly went missing two weeks ago prior to the incident.
THE WOMAN WAS TIED TO HER VEHICLE AND DRAGGED
“Police rushed to the scene and discovered that the mob had tied the woman to her motor vehicle and dragged her to the bushes. The mob then started to throw stones at the police while they were attempting to search for the woman.”
Seabi said the crowd was dispersed, and police managed to rescue the woman, who was tied and dragged with a motor vehicle between Salema and Xikundu villages.
“Afterwards, the mob torched the woman’s house and damaged a Toyota motor vehicle, both valued at R200 000-00. The woman was later transported to Malamulele Hospital, but she subsequently succumbed to her injuries upon arrival.”
The victim was identified as Basani Portia Shuma from Salema village.
EIGHT PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FOR THE MURDER
Eight suspects, aged between 18 and 38, were arrested during a joint operation that was conducted by Saselamani Detectives, Vhembe Task Team, Tactical Response Team (TRT) and Crime Intelligence Unit.
The operation took place on Friday, 29 April 2022.
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“I caution community members who perpetrate acts of vigilantism that the police will be relentless in hunting them down and bringing them to book. Nobody is above the law and every offence has its own punishment,” the Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe said.
POLICE INVESTIGATIONS ARE ONGOING
The suspects are expected to appear before Saselamani Magistrate court soon, facing charges of murder, public violence, arson, and malicious damage to property cases.
Police investigations are continuing.
