An aspiring Thabo Bester was unfortunately sent back to his maker by the police during a brawl in Tsolo on Friday. The police were attending to a case of abduction when the incident happened.
According to police spokesperson, Siphokazi Mawisa, police received a report about a 24-year-old female that was abducted through social media.
“Police received a case of abduction whereby a 24-year-old female victim from Libode alleged that she was lured by the suspect into a love affair through social media and both met in Mthatha on Thursday, 15/01 and proceeded to Tsolo in a taxi.
On their way to Mbutho locality on foot, the male suspect threatened the victim with a knife and raped her on an open field. On arrival at Mbutho locality the suspect raped the woman, and she managed to report telephonically to her relatives.”
Upon their arrival, the male suspect charged to the police with a knife. He was shot and succumbed to his injuries.
The police are also investigating the link between the deaths of three women who were found dead in an open field through the suspect’s cellphone records.
The women aged between 25 and 29 years were reported as missing at Tsolo Police Station from 24th December 2025 till 15th January 2026.
An Inquest docket has been opened with charges ranging from Rape, Abduction, Resisting Arrest to Attack on Police.
OR Tambo District Commissioner, Major General Norman Modishana has called on people to be extra vigilant when dealing with social networks as people are often scammed and fall prey to those scams.
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