Suspects’ houses set on fire

Police in Limpopo have launched massive manhunts for two separate groups of people who burnt houses and cars in apparent vigilante mob attacks at Burgersfort and Tzaneen, Limpopo police said yesterday.

The SA Police Service in Limpopo condemned the “continuous acts of violence” perpetrated against those accused of being responsible for criminal activities in and around their areas, spokesperson LtCol Moatshe Ngoepe said.

“The police in Mecklenburg have launched a massive manhunt for a group of suspects who burnt houses and cars at Shakung village [on Saturday],” he said.

It was alleged that members of the community were burying Ntakeng Mokgotho, who was found murdered together with his dogs on mountains on February 20 near the village. Immediately after the funeral service, they proceeded to the homes of two families, attacked them, and burnt their houses.

At one of the homes, two vehicles were also burnt. The affected families were accused of their actions after the late Mokgotho was killed. During this incident, two people were slightly injured by stones thrown at them, Ngoepe said.

Meanwhile, police in Maake at Tzaneen were also on a huge manhunt for a group of suspects who burnt a house at Moyakayaka village.

On Saturday, a group of residents attacked a family and burnt their house just after the funeral of a local resident. They accused the family of being responsible for the murder of the resident. – ANA