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National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole, has welcomed the arrest of five suspects for their alleged involvement in the robbery, kidnapping and murder on a farm in near Hartswater in the Northern Cape.
His spokesperson, Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo, said a 42-year-old woman and two males, aged 18 and 19, were arrested on Tuesday, allegedly while driving a car stolen during the robbery.
He said that the search for the 83-year-old man, his 79-year-old wife and 50-year-old daughter was launched when a family member raised the alarm.
“All three occupants of the house could not be found and their two sedans were also missing,” Naidoo said.
He said a massive search was launched which resulted in one of the stolen cars, a Nissan Micra, being found abandoned at Majaneng Village in Taung in North West province.
Naidoo said the second vehicle, a Grey Mazda CX5 was spotted in the area of Pudimoe being driven by a woman with two male passengers who were then arrested.
He said police discovered the body of the 50-year-old woman in a field on Tuesday and the bodies of her parents the following day.
“At this stage, the motive for the attack is suspected to be robbery,” Naidoo said.
