{"id":48805,"date":"2017-07-14T12:59:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T10:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/motorspekulant-doodgeskiet-20170714\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:43:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:43:36","slug":"motorspekulant-doodgeskiet-20170714","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/motorspekulant-doodgeskiet-20170714\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorspekulant doodgeskiet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"03a373f3\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/5557\/ea0026f235f6485ba642a1d6e27398f5.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vrystaatkroon\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/70a7e468fab5421cba0116c9b6194f5b.jpg\" title=\"Flippie Wessels Foto: Facebook\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Flippie Wessels Foto: Facebook<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Flippie Wessels (27), \u2019n motorspekulant van Bethlehem, is Donderdagaand in Meyerton doodgeskiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy pa, Drikus Wessels, s\u00ea Flippie het hom Donderdag omstreeks 15:00 gebel en ges\u00ea hy gaan na \u2019n gebruikte motor in Meyerton kyk. 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