SOLDIER ROBBED, SHOT DEAD IN BFN
Police have found the body of a 31-year-old soldier near an apartment building in Bloemfontein.
Police spokeswoman Sergeant Thandi Mbambo said on Tuesday that residents discovered the body in the field next to the Brandwag block of flats.
“When police arrived they found the body of a member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in Bloemfontein with a head wound,” Mbambo said.
Two used cartridges and a knife were found at the scene.
Mbambo said police suspected that the motive for the murder was robbery and that the victim was shot with his service pistol after it was robbed from him.
Police said in another incident, not far from the first scene, a 17-year old man was shot near College Lodge.
Mbambo said the youth was shot in the chest and was taken to the Pelonomi hospital in a serious but stable condition.
It was suspected that the two incidents might be linked and police made a plea for information from the public.
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01 Février 2005 à 10:09 dans
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