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Crime
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Trio in court over murder of Ethiopian shopkeeper, car hijacking
Three South African male suspects arrested in connection with the brutal murder of an Ethiopian tuckshop owner and the hijacking of his Toyota Hilux
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Three men receive four life sentences each for murder of Free State police officers
A Lesotho national is among the three suspects who were each handed four life sentences for killing two police officers.
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Police seize illicit drugs worth thousands during operation
Ongoing multidisciplinary Police Operation Shanela II uncovers various drugs at private residences and on the streets in Botshabelo
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R300 000 crack cocaine found hidden in mannequin head at Bloemfontein airport
A suspicious item was flagged by airport scanning equipment at approximately 11:26. Police responded immediately and were directed to a hairdresser’s mannequin head in the woman’s possession, where the drugs were allegedly concealed.
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Former lovers dead after separate fatal shootings in Free State
Armed man fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire with police shortly after allegedly fatally shooting his former girlfriend.
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High Court sentences man to 24 years for girlfriend’s murder
The High Court of the Free State Division sentenced man to 24 years’ imprisonment for his partner’s murder in an occurrence of gender-based violence.
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Courts impose mandatory life, deviate from it in other child rape cases
Criminal courts impose mandatory life sentences, with a minimum term, in severe sexual violation cases involving adult men across three provinces.
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WATCH | Suspects in fatal attack in Hamilton on the run
Police in Bloemfontein are investigating the murder of a truck driver after an armed attack on two men driving out of a business in Hamilton on 13 August.
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Police constable in custody, girlfriend hospitalised after hostage drama
A police constable stationed in the Northern Cape is remanded in custody following his arrest over a hostage drama involving his girlfriend in Jacobsdal.
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Truck driver killed in armed attack in Bloemfontein industrial area
A truck driver was fatally shot during an alleged hijacking attempt while delivering stock on premises in Bloemfontein’s industrial area.