The Nationwide Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), Common Fannie Masemola, confirmed that the three lacking constables have been among the many 5 our bodies recovered from the Hennops River in Centurion.
BODIES OF MISSING CONSTABLES FOUND DEAD
Masemola confirmed in a media briefing that Constable Keamogetswe Buys, Constable Boipelo Senoge and Constable Cebekhulu Linda have been discovered deceased.
“We had hoped to seek out our three cops protected, unhurt and alive, however this isn’t the case. It’s with deep sorrow that I affirm that our three members have been discovered, along with two different our bodies, one being an admin clerk that’s connected to our Lyttleton police station,” stated Masemola.
The trio went lacking on Wednesday, 3 April 2025, at a petroleum station close to the toll plaza whereas travelling from Bloemfontein to Limpopo, the place they’d been deployed.
They have been final seen travelling in a white Volkswagen (VW) Polo sedan with the registration quantity JCL 401 FS after they went lacking.
Police investigations started on Monday, 28 April 2025, with the help of a high-level multidisciplinary staff, together with drone pilots, a cybercrime unit, HAWKS, a Crime and counterintelligence unit, SAPS, Gauteng Site visitors Airwing, and Bidvest Protea Coin Airwing.
DISCOVERY OF VEHICLE PARTS
The particular staff discovered items of auto elements believed to be of a VW Polo alongside the N1 which ultimately led them to the river the place they found a Renault Kangoo panel van.
“We found two our bodies, one of many driver of the Renault panel, who’s considered one of our staff connected to the Lyttleton Police Station and the second physique was that of Constable Senoge,” stated Msemola.
Attributable to dusk, the search needed to be suspended because it was getting darkish, with an absence of visibility posing a problem in figuring out the our bodies.
The next morning, a 3rd physique, believed to be that of Constable Linda, was recognized. Moreover, a decomposed physique whose identification is unknown was additionally found.
In a while, the physique of Constable Buys was recognized.
The households of the deceased have been escorted to the mortuary, the place they recognized their family members.
Masemola stated that whereas they’d hopes of discovering the constables alive, the restoration of their our bodies would deliver closure to the households.
He stated, “This isn’t how we anticipated this case to unfold, we have been hoping for a optimistic end result. Be that as it could, we’re relieved that we may present the painful closure to the households and the broader SAPS household.”
Investigations are at present happening, whereas police are nonetheless trying to find the VW Polo.
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