BY REGINALD KANYANE

TAUNG- PASTOR Elvis Thabang Moepeng is nursing an injury on his back after a tussle with alleged criminal who hit him with a hammer. Moepeng said the criminals broke into his church on Friday and stole two speakers worth R15 000 and a fan. He said on Saturday, he went to a funeral at Matolong village, near Taung and fortunately he was approached by an unknown person who informed him about the speakers whereabouts.

“I went to a funeral at Matolong village, near Taung on Saturday and I was approached by one of local people who informed me that he knows where my speakers are. He said I must come later on at around 20:00pm because according to information, the suspect planned to use the speakers for after party” Moepeng said.

According to Moepeng, he waited until the scheduled time.

“At around 20:10 I heard the noise coming from the pin-pointed house. I went there and most definitely the music that was playing, was from my speakers. I entered the tent and looked at my speakers and left. I planned to go to the police station to open a theft case, but because my wife knows that person as she is from the area we agreed to speak to him first” he said.

Moepeng said that was the beginning of hell and nothing holy came out of that talk. When he approached the house, there was no music and people told him that the minute he left the area, the owner decided to disconnect the music and packed those speakers away.

“We approached Buti Sekamoeng and asked him where are my speakers, but instead he retaliated. Sekamoeng grabbed a hammer and chased me away. He hit me twice on my back with a hammer and I fell down. I was rescued by other community members from Sekamoeng’s jaws” Moepeng said.

North West police spokesperson captain Pelonomi Makau said the case was opened at Taung Police Station and the suspect was arrested.

“We can confirm that a case of assault with grievous bodily harm (GBH) and house breaking and Theft were opened at Taung Police Station. The suspect appeared at Taung Magistrate Court and the case was postponed until 12 March 2015. The suspect was remanded in custody until he returns to court” Makau said.

Moepeng request to anyone who knows or have any information about where he can find his speakers to come forward and he will make sure that that person will be rewarded as the church is not enjoyable without speakers.

“We appealing to the public to come forward with any information that could lead police to recover those speakers as they are very expensive and we use instruments to sing, so we cannot perform to our best levels” he said.

-TDN

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