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20/05/2025

POLICE IN THABA NCHU REQUEST INFORMATION TO SOLVE TABALE TRUST MURDER

The police in Thaba Nchu request assistance from the public with information that might help in solving a murder crime that happened in Tabale Trust in Mangaung Metro. On Saturday 17 May 2025 the police received a distress call from cow herders who came across a lifeless body of a grown-up male lying next to a light duty pick-up truck stuck in the mud on an open grazing veld. The police rushed to the scene and were welcomed by the Emergency Service Personnel who had already declared the victim dead.

It was evident from preliminary investigation that the deceased was trying to flee from his attacker(s), the police initiated a search in the area that led to the discovery of the primary scene of crime. Several 9mm spent cartridges were found where the pick-up truck had initially stopped and different shoe prints sets were observed on both sides of the deceased's vehicle tracks. The police identified the 72 year old victim and informed his next-of-kin. The deceased suffered two gunshot wounds; one on the chest and another on his face.

A case docket of Murder was opened at Thaba Nchu Police Station. Any member of the public who might have information that can help in solving the case is requested to contact Sergeant Thabang George Dlamini at 082 467 6612. Alternatively the information can be submitted anonymously on MySAPS App or call the SAPS Crime Stop number 08600 10111.

15/05/2025

06/05/2025

In tribute to the dedication and service of the late Constable Boipelo Senoge, Constable Cebekhulu Linda and Constable Keamogetswe Buys, a memorial service is currently underway in Bloemfontein at Bobbiespark.

01/05/2025

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29/04/2025

[UPDATE] Speaker notes by the National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola: update on SAPS members.

Three of the five bodies discovered in the Hennops River in Centurion are those of our constables who were reported missing. The bodies of Constables Linda Cebekhulu, Keamogetswe Buys, and Boipelo Senoge were positively identified by their families.

The high-level team that had been tasked with investigating their disappearance has spent sleepless nights combing the length and breadth of Gauteng, Free State and Limpopo.

Following all possible leads and after studying all evidence that we had gathered, our investigation led us to between the Grasmere Toll Plaza on the N1, past the Buccleugh interchange, onto John Voster drive.

On Monday, our investigation and search led us to the Hennops River in Centurion.

With the assistance of our drone pilots, cybercrime unit, HAWKS, Crime and counter-intelligence unit, SAPS and Gauteng Traffic Airwing as well as Bidvest Protea Coin Airwing.

We first found pieces of vehicle parts believed to be of a VW polo along the N1 where we are standing at this moment that led us to the banks of the river where we found a Renault Kangoo panel van. Our SAPS and Tshwane divers immediately commenced with the search, where we discovered two bodies, one of the driver of the Renault panel van who it is just came to light that he is one of our employees attached to the Lyttleton Police Station and the second body was that of Constable Senoge. We had to abandon the search as it was already dark.

This morning, the third body was discovered which is believed to be that of Constable Linda . We further found a fourth decomposed body, we are still trying to identify who this person is. Later this afternoon, we sadly found the fifth body of Constable Buys.

We are still searching for the VW Polo and our investigation is continuing.

We don’t want to speculate at this stage what led to the discovery of these bodies in this river, whether it was an accident or not, our investigation will reveal those aspects once we find their vehicle.

We would like to thank the families and the task team involved in the search for working tirelessly to ensure a breakthrough in this case.

This is not how we expected this case to unfold, we were hoping for a positive outcome. Be that as it may, we are relieved that we could provide the painful closure to the families and the broader SAPS family.

Investigations are still continuing into this matter.

Police are still searching for the VW Polo and investigations are continuing.

https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=60593

29/04/2025

BREAKING NEWS | Bodies of the missing Police officers recovered in Centurion

Police search and rescue members are scouring the Hennops River in Centurion for the bodies of three missing SAPS members from the Free State who went missing en route to Polokwane last week.

Two bodies were recovered yesterday and positively identified.