Limpopo cops probe Free State murder linked to husband fleeing to Zimbabwe

Police seek husband after a woman was found shot dead in the Free State, with firearms and ammunition seized in linked arrest.

Limpopo police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has strongly condemned the brutal killing of a 29-year-old woman, allegedly shot by her husband in the Free State before he fled to Zimbabwe.

According to provincial police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, police in Musina received a tip-off from a tracking company on  Monday about a white Ford Ranger with Limpopo registration plates.

Polokwane Review reports the vehicle, parked at a residence in Campbell, belonged to a man reported missing along with his wife under the Moroka SAPS in Gauteng last Friday.

“Upon arrival at the residence, police questioned the homeowner, who revealed that he had been asked by the male suspect to store the vehicle. The suspect is said to have borrowed a large sum of money to cross into Zimbabwe for spiritual assistance, citing workplace-related issues,” Ledwaba says.

A search of the vehicle uncovered two empty rifle cartridges, three empty 9mm pistol cartridges, one fragment of 9mm ammunition, six live 9mm rounds, two black 9mm pistol magazines (one loaded with 15 rounds and one empty), and a pair of black gloves.

“Further investigation revealed that the vehicle’s owner was accompanied by a man when he dropped off the vehicle at about 22:00 on January 17,” Ledwaba adds.

On Monday, police arrested a 24-year-old man at his residence in the Tshamutumbu area of Limpopo.

“The arrest, part of an intelligence-driven operation conducted by Musina police and the Vala Umgodi MAJOC Roving Team, led to the recovery of two firearms, including a hunting rifle and accompanying ammunition. Later that day, the woman’s body was discovered in bushes near the N1 in Kromdraai, Free State, at approximately 11:15. She had suffered multiple gunshot wounds,” Ledwaba says.

Preliminary investigations revealed the suspect, who was supposed to be travelling with the deceased, had been alone when he passed through the Verkeerdeveli Toll Gate last Friday.

Police are searching for the deceased’s husband, Dakalo Nemangwele (34), to assist with the investigation. Members of the public with information are urged to contact Lieutenant Colonel Shuhani Rendani on 082 414 6683, the Crime Stop number on 08600 10111, or use the MySAPS app.

 

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