{"id":302434,"date":"2022-08-22T10:44:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T08:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/robbery-suspects-linked-to-other-crimes-20220822-2\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T10:44:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T08:44:37","slug":"robbery-suspects-linked-to-other-crimes-20220822-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/robbery-suspects-linked-to-other-crimes-20220822-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Robbery suspects linked to other crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"p\">Two of the four suspects believed to be involved in the armed robbery of a foreign businessman in Boshof are also on trial for crimes committed in Bloemfontein. Further investigations by the Free State police revealed Tommy Bothma (36) and Randy Mapoe Langman (37) have pending cases against them.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">They were arrested on 9 August with accomplices Chantel Juanita van der Bergh (31) and Heinrich George Schuin (43) regarding business robbery committed in New Extension, Boshof. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">Bothma\u2019s trial pertains to house burglary in Bayswater, Bloemfontein, while Langman\u2019s trial is related to the smuggling of abalone worth R7 million. Both men are out on bail granted in the Bloemfontein Magistrate\u2019s Court.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">The four would-be robbers are expected to reappear in the Boshof Magistrate\u2019s Court on 25 August.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">Capt. Stephen Thakeng, provincial police spokesperson, said the suspects had been arrested in Dealesville after a high-speed chase from Boshof. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">\u201cThe four suspected robbers are remanded in custody for further investigation. They were found to be in possession of a toy gun and stolen items robbed from a foreign tuck shop owner,\u201d he said. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">Discovered loot includes two cellphones, an electricity and airtime vending machine, cigarettes, as well as cash. <p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">Thakeng said the getaway vehicle, a Ford Everest, was also seized to aid further investigation. He said the ownership of the car was in question; it has not been reported as stolen and does not belong to anyone of the suspects.<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"p\">The abalone smuggling trial against Langman, together with six accomplices, will resume in the Bloemfontein Regional Court on Friday (26\/08). 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