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Ex-boyfriend ‘ranshacked’ her place

He left a handwritten note confessing to breaking into her place and stealing her stuff.

Kagiso Police arrested a 38-year-old man after he had broken into his ex-girlfriend’s house recently.

The woman was away for a month and when she returned she was shocked to find her place had been broken into.

She also found a handwritten note with cellphone numbers on the table. Her ex-boyfriend confessed in a letter that he was responsible for the burglary and that he had been sleeping in her shack while she was away.

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He further stated he had taken all the items the woman found missing from the shack and that alleged that they belonged to him. Items that were stolen included a hammer, power bank, jeans and R2 150 cash. The matter was reported to Kagiso Police and the suspect was traced and eventually arrested.

A case of housebreaking, theft and domestic violence was opened.

He also violated the protection order the woman had against him. He was detained at the Kagiso Police Station and is due to appear in court soon.

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