FREE STATE – On Sunday 8 May 2022 Dewetsdorp Visible Policing members followed information about two African males who arrived in town with a plan to commit murder. The police searched for the alleged hitmen and traced them to a part of Morojaneng. The two suspects started running when noticing the approaching police vehicle. The police gave chase and arrested one of the suspects.

The search for the other suspect continued until he was traced to one of the liquor outlets in town. A firearm loaded with five (5) live rounds was found on the second suspect.

A case of Conspiracy to commit murder and possession of unlicensed firearm was opened at Dewetsdorp Police Station. Suspects, both 30-year-old will appear in Dewetsdorp Magistrate Court on Tuesday 10 May 2022.

Source: South African Police Service