Woman arrested in connection with murder of Limpopo farmer, Raymond Papapavlou

The police have arrested a 23-year-old woman in connection with the murder of Raymond Gregory Papapavlou (28). This was confirmed to Review by Police Spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe who added that the suspect was arrested at 13:00 on Wednesday, 28 October.

“The woman has not yet been charged and is expected to appear in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court soon,” Ngoepe said.

Papapavlou was shot and killed on a farm in the Rooikraal area outside Groblersdal at around 03:00 on 5 October.

According to an earlier police report, the police arrived on the scene to find the wife of the deceased with other members of the community. The bullet-riddled body of the deceased was found in one of the rooms.

Photo: Review Online

Groblersdal Police Spokesperson, Adj Officer Stanley Magaela earlier said that Papapavlou was shot five times. There weren’t signs of wrestling and Papapavlou was declared dead at the scene. He added that during the incident the wife reportedly shot several warning shots.

Provincial Police Commissioner, Lt Gen Nneke Ledwaba at the time asked that the incident should be thoroughly investigated and the culprit(s) arrested.

This is developing story.

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