Daily Archives: August 3, 2015

Two suspects nabbed, beaten up in Taung

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BY STAFF REPORTER

TWO suspects were admitted at Taung hospital after they were beaten  by Matsheng village residents, in Taung.

The atrocity took place on Sunday at around 12:00pm after four suspects allegedly entered the shop owned by Chinese national.

North West police spokesperson major Pelonomi Makau said four suspects allegedly entered the shop and pointed the owner with firearms.

“The suspects allegedly robbed the Chinese shop undisclosed amount of money and other belongings at gun-point. One of community members who saw the incident, screamed for help,” Makau said.

She said the community members chased at the armed suspects and managed to arrest two of them.

“The community chased after the suspects and managed to arrest two of them. The two suspects were severely beaten and were admitted at Taung hospital,” Makau said.

Ward councillor, Ebusang Tladi applauded community members who helped in arresting the suspects.

“Number of police need to be increased so that they can fight pound for pound against criminals. We waited for police for long, and community took the matter into their own hands,” he said.

Police advised community members to refrain from mob justice as that is unlawful and they could be arrested.

-TDN

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Fourth suspect nabbed in Matsheng murder case

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A 22-year-old man briefly appeared before Taung Magistrates Court after he was linked to a murder case.

Donald Matlhola was allegedly arrested by Taung police after they robbed and killed a Bangladesh businesman.
Dalim Ali (35) was robbed and stabbed to death by four suspects and undisclosed amount of money and his belongings were stolen.

Police acted swiftly and arrested three suspects last week and a tip-off from the community members.

The fourth suspect fled and was arrested at Honeydew in Johannesburg on Friday.

The case against Donald Matlhola, Tshepo Chake, Oratile Chake and Thebeetsile Sege will resume on Wednesday for bail application.

Police recovered items belonging to the deceased at the residential areas of the suspects.
Bangladesh Community Forum secretary, Hasan Alzahid (34) condemned the attack on foreign nationals.

“We do not feel any safe nowadays because of criminal activities launched against us. We condemn that in any possible way because what some of the residents doing is totally wrong and out of question,” Alzahid said.

Positive Youth Of Taung organisation chairperson, Phemelo Mohutsiwa said crime affect the economy of the area and community members need to stand up and fight.

“We living in the days where some of criminals now target unsuspecting victims. Taung has changed and that only spell danger. We need to stand up and help the police to root out scourge of crimes that we experiencing,” Mohutsiwa said.
Police investigations continue.

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Taung man murdered, suspect at large

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NORTH West police are investigating a case of murder at Tamasikwa village, near Taung after he was allegedly stabbed to death.

The gruesome took place on Sunday morning.

Major Pelonomi Makau said it is alleged that the victim was from a local tavern when approached by unknown man.

“A 54-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by unknown man. Simon Tshipinyane was from a local tavern and was approached by unknown man at his house’s gate.

“The suspect allegedly stabbed him with a knife on the head and neck. Tshipinyane succumbed to stabbing wounds and was found dead by some of his relatives,” Makau said.

South African Civic Organisation. (Sanco) Regional Secretary in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District, Mika Moeti said his organisation is concern about string of crimes taking place in Taung recently.

“We need to intensify our security and safety measures to combat crime. Police cannot achieve that alone as it seems criminals are now targeting remote areas to practice their evil deeds,” he said.

Moeti also added that, community need to help police because most of criminals are from the society.
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2 LEARNERS AND 1 ASSISTANT TEACHER DIED IN A HORRIFIC CAR ACCIDENT

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The 2 learners of 17 and 18 years ages and 1 assistant teacher from the North West School for the Deaf died in an accident after their mini bus kombi lost control and rolled several times killing them instantly and injuring 6 passengers on the road between Orkney and Leeudoringstad on Sunday, 2 August 2015 in the early hours.

The 7 learners and their 2 teachers were travelling back from Durban after attending a 2 days hospitality course arranged by a Deaf Friendly organization. Normally the learners attend these courses to upgrade their skills in cooking and food preparation according to their study programme.

The 3 learners sustained serious injuries and are reported to be in a stable condition while 2 other learners and 1 teacher who was driving the vehicle were released from Tshepong hospital in Klerksdorp, today after being treated for minor injuries.
The North West Education and Sport Development MEC Maphefo Matsemela, expressed her shock after hearing the sad news about the horrible accident.

“I am deeply shocked after hearing the devastating news about the accident which occurred this morning. It is very sad to lose the lives of such young people, as we expected a lot from them. On behalf of the department I wish to convey our condolences to the bereaved families and also wish the injured learners and their teacher a speedy recovery”, said MEC Matsemela.
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