The police request anyone with information that can assist in identifying the woman

Police in Brits in cooperation with the local farming community and the Community Police Forum (CPF) caught three male suspects between the ages of 30 and 49 at about 10:30 on Thursday, 30 May 2019, for the alleged murder of an unknown woman believed to be in her forties.

According to SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Adéle Myburgh, they have received reports from farm workers at Sundrift , near Brits, who saw three occupants of a white Volkswagen Golf dumping the body of a woman. They alerted their employer, who reported the incident to the local CPF and the police.

“A quick response by the police, working together with members of the community, led to a car chase after the suspects’ vehicle was spotted on the R511 (Brits-Thabazimbi) road.  The suspects were ultimately arrested after their car which made a U-turn during the chase collided with a police vehicle. No one was injured during the incident.” Colonel Myburgh said.

According to information at the police’s disposal, it is suspected that the suspects offered the woman a lift in the Brits area, then later killed her. The woman’s body was found with numerous injuries, including multiple stab wounds and a fractured skull.

The three men are expected to appear in the Brits Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 3 June 2019, on a charge of murder.

The police request anyone with information that can assist in identifying the woman, to call the Investigating Officer, Sgt Lucky Molefe, at 082 809 6722 or Lt Col Nkgodi Chale at 082 546 0382.

-SAPS NW

-The VIP Team

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