FIVE SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR THE MURDER OF A FARMER

FIVE SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR THE MURDER OF A FARMER

 by Brian Kajengo

Nelspruit– Four men aged between 25 and 34, together with a 24-year-old woman arrested in the early hours on Tuesday 3 June at Matsulu outside Nelspruit in connection with the murder of a farmer, Riaan Jakobus Van Der Berg at Malalane.

The success was a result of an Intelligent Driven Sting Operation which started yesterday at 21:30 until this morning at 02:00, with the arrest of the suspects who nabbed while sleeping at their respective homes.

Mr Van Der Berg was found murdered on Friday (2014 May, 30) morning in his house with his hands still bound and a rope on his neck. The suspects allegedly fled the scene with his silver Nissan Hardbody, a television, tumble dryer, home theatre system and a cellphone.

All the suspects will appear before the Malalane Periodical Court tomorrow (Wednesday), 03 June 2014, on charges of murder and house robbery.

The Provincial Commissioner of Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Thulani Ntobela has commended the members that were involved in the sting operation for a job well-done and speedily arrest of the suspects before they continued with their criminal acts in the province. “This is the kind of dedication that we want to see in our organisation.

I hope that other members can take cue from this team so that we can swiftly deal with any form of crime in our province”, Lt Gen Ntobela said. He also thanked the community and Bosses Community Justice for assisting with information that leads to the arrest of this suspects