{"id":58530,"date":"2022-02-03T13:11:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T11:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/stock-theft-investigated-20220202-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T18:24:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:24:32","slug":"stock-theft-investigated-20220202-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/stock-theft-investigated-20220202-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock theft investigated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_e6e0bf30\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stock thieves slaughtered a cow valued at R30?000,\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2821\/0be38e23f8764e9a99c8209392dbeabe.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2821\/f5cb605f8cf343bcad5b55e6607c1953.jpg\" title=\"Stock thieves slaughtered a cow valued at R30?000, but fled the scene before they could be arrested\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Stock thieves slaughtered a cow valued at R30?000, but fled the scene before they could be arrested<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Vista<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Stock thieves slaughtered a cow valued at R30 000, but fled the scene before they could be arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Odendaalsrus Stock Theft Unit is investigating this incident that took place on a farm outside Ventersburg on Tuesday (01\/02). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone with information can call WO Beertjie de Beer on 083-321-8241 or Capt. 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