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Limpopo murder suspect arrested with community's help

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Police commissioner in Limpopo Thembi Hadebe said the victim was certified dead on the scene.
Police commissioner in Limpopo Thembi Hadebe said the victim was certified dead on the scene.
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A murder suspect has been apprehended with the help of the community, according to Lieutenant-General Thembi Hadebe, the commissioner of police in Limpopo.

In a police statement, Hadebe explained that after being seen strolling along the road by the community, the 37-year-old suspect was taken into custody in Burgersfort. The police were then called right away after the community made a citizen's arrest.

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