POLOKWANE – The Police in Ritavi outside Tzaneen have launched a manhunt for the suspect who allegedly killed a woman in the early hours of Saturday 26 November 2022 at Lephepane village.

The Police were called to the scene where the body of a woman was found lying in a pool of blood in the boyfriend’s house.

Preliminary Police investigations revealed that the suspect killed the woman and then fled the scene.

The motive for the incident is unknown at this stage but domestic violence cannot be ruled out.

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has strongly warned perpetrators of Gender Based Violence and Femicide that the Police will hunt them down and bring them to book.

Anyone with information about this incident is requested to kindly contact Detective Warrant Officer Kenneth Phakula on 073 161 1306 or Crime Stop on 0860010111. Information can also be shared via MySAPS App.

Police investigations are underway.

Source: South African Police Service