POTCHEFSTROOM – Kgomotso Police arrested a 34-year-old suspect on Sunday, 6 February 2022, for allegedly killing 67-year-old Galotlwaele Jaqueline Motabogi in the early hours of Sunday morning. It is alleged that the suspect forcefully gained entry through the kitchen door of the victim’s house in Kgomotso, near Vryburg and stole the keys of her Toyota Fortuner.

Reports state, that the victim allegedly heard her vehicle’s engine running and went to investigate. When the suspect saw the victim, he shot her and she was declared dead by Emergency Medical and Rescue Services (EMRS) on the scene. Furthermore, the suspect fled the scene with the victim’s car. Subsequently to the shooting, the suspect escaped to hide in Pretoria and through the assistance of Gauteng police, he was traced and arrested. Police seized the Toyota Fortuner, five cellular phones as well as a hunting rifle. The suspect is expected to be transferred back to North West after appearing in Ga-Rankuwa Magistrates’ Court today, for being in possession of a suspected stolen motor vehicle, possession of suspected stolen property and possession of an unlicensed firearm.

The Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, thanked the Gauteng Police for their cooperation in arresting the suspect. Lieutenant General Kwena condemn the Kgomotso incident and instructed the detectives to make sure that they oppose bail when the suspect appears in the North West Magistrates’ Court.

Source: South African Police Service