A 21-year-old man is scheduled to appear in Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday after being discovered in possession of a Range Rover sport utility vehicle with the body of the slain owner inside.
On Saturday, Gauteng provincial police spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said officers detained the 21-year-old male after discovering a woman’s body and some suspected stolen things inside her stolen Range Rover.
“Preliminary investigation suggests that the victim was killed during a house robbery in Standerton, Mpumalanga province, on Friday evening. The suspect/s allegedly ransacked the house before killing the victim and put her in her Range Rover and drove off with it,” said Masondo.
According to police, an official from a vehicle tracking company was tracing the woman’s luxurious vehicle, when he found it at a petrol station in Moreleta Park, in Pretoria, in the early hours of Saturday.
“While searching the car and the suspect who was driving the car, a body of a female was discovered in the car and suspected stolen items that include laptops, cellphones, jewellery and deceased’s bank cards were also recovered,” said Masondo.
Two firearms and one replica firearm were also found inside the car.
“Police were called to the scene and arrested the suspect. He was charged with murder, kidnapping, possession of unlicensed firearms, possession of stolen motor vehicle, and possession of suspected stolen property,” said Masondo.
