The SAPS arrested seven suspects last night in connection to a ‘vigilante-style’ triple murder that occurred on Monday this week in Wallacedene, Kraaifontein, Cape {town} Etc reports.
The suspects, aged between 24 and 49, were arrested during a tracing operation which started last night in Wallacedene and concluded this morning, with the seventh suspect behind bars.
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This arrest was a joint operation between detectives attached to the Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit, members of the Provincial Command Centre and the Provincial Tracking Team.
All seven suspects were traced at their respective hideouts and detained for the triple murder of three men, according to a press statement issued by the SAPS.
The bodies of the three victims were discovered at 8:30am near a dam on a farm in Botfontein Road, as previously reported by Cape {town} Etc.
According to SAPS spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut, the victims were killed in such a manner, that authorities believed that vigilantism was ‘the motivating factor for the incident’.
Once they have been charged, the suspects are expected to make their court appearances in Blue Downs Magistrates Court on charges of murder.
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