SAPS arrests two suspects after alleged hit job against family member
Police investigations revealed that an undisclosed amount of money had allegedly already been paid to hitmen before the suspects were arrested in Kaalfontein and Rabie Ridge.
A 32-year-old local businessman narrowly escaped an alleged assassination plot after a co-ordinated, intelligence-driven operation led to the arrest of two of his relatives on May 21.
The two foreign national suspects, aged 29 and 21, were arrested in separate operations in Kaalfontein and Friendship Town in Rabie Ridge after police uncovered an alleged conspiracy to murder the businessman to take control of his three shops.
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Ekurhuleni district police spokesperson Captain Nelda Sekgobela confirmed the arrests and said members of SAPS crime intelligence Tshwane district and crime intelligence Ekurhuleni district received information regarding a planned assassination involving the businessman and his wife.
“It was established that the victim owns three tuck shops in the area, and the suspects were planning to take over his business after his assassination, since they are related to the victim.”
Sekgobela said officers from the crime intelligence and Rabie Ridge police launched an operation that led to the first arrest in Kaalfontein. The 29-year-old suspect, who is also believed to be a shop owner in Mayibuye, was allegedly linked to arrangements made with hitmen to carry out the murder.
“Members of SAPS crime intelligence Tshwane district, crime intelligence Ekurhuleni district, together with Rabie Ridge SAPS, managed to arrest one suspect at Kaalfontein after allegations that an undisclosed amount of money had already been deposited to the suspects to do the job.”
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Further investigations later led police to Friendship Town in Rabie Ridge, where the second suspect was arrested. “The information led the team to the apprehension of another suspect at Friendship Town, Rabie Ridge, and preliminary investigations revealed that the main reason was for them to own the victim’s businesses.”
Police further alleged that the suspects admitted an undisclosed amount of money had already been handed over to the hitmen before their arrests.
Both suspects were arrested before the alleged murder could be carried out and are expected to face charges of conspiracy to commit murder.
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