LIMPOPO. – Frederick Benjamin Erasmus (22), wat van ‘n skietery op drie persone op ‘n plaas in Roossenekal verdink word, het homself Maandagoggend aan die polisie oorhandig, waarna hy in die Groblersdal-landdroshof verskyn het.

Brig. Hlulani Mashaba sê die verdagte is vir poging tot moord in hegtenis geneem nadat hy volgens bewering skote op drie persone op die plaas geskiet het.

Erasmus se saak is vir formele borgaansoek tot 15 Januarie 2024 uitgestel. Hy sal in aanhouding bly terwyl die polisieondersoek voortduur.

Die vuurwapen wat glo tydens die voorval gebruik is, behoort aan die verdagte se meisie. Sy word vir nalatige hantering van ‘n vuurwapen, wat sy in die voertuig gelaat het, aangekla.

Die inhegtenisneming volg nadat drie mans wat op die plaas gestap het deur die verdagte en sy pa op hul plaas gekonfronteer is, waarna die skietvoorval plaasgevind het.

FiND iT het voorheen soos volg berig:

Die polisie het ‘n soektog geloods nadat ‘n plaaseienaar van Roossenekal na bewering Vrydagmiddag omstreeks 14:00 op drie persone op sy plaas geskiet het.

Brig. Hlulani Mashaba sê na bewering het drie persone op die plaas gestap toe die eienaar en ‘n insittende glo teen ‘n hoë snelheid in ‘n bakkie na hul aangejaag gekom het.

Die plaaseienaar het glo uit die bakkie gespring en die drie persone van diefstal op sy plaas beskuldig. Hy het glo ‘n vuurwapen te voorskyn gebring, waarna die drie, wat te voet was, in verskillende rigtings gehardloop het. Skote is glo geskiet, waarna een van die vlugtendes sy been gebreek het. Hy kon glo sy broer vir hulp kontak, wat met aankoms gesien het sy vlugtende broer is beseer. Die plaaseienaar is glo met die bakkie verby hulle sonder om hulp aan te bied.

Die polisie en nooddienste kon ontbied word, waarna die beseerde man vir hulp na ‘n mediese fasiliteit geneem is.

Mashaba sê een patroondoppie is op die toneel opgetel en drie sake van poging tot moord is geregistreer, wat nou ondersoek word.

Bron: SAPD

Limpopo. -Frederick Benjamin Erasmus, 22, who is suspected of a shooting on three people on a farm in Roossenekal, handed himself over to police on Monday morning, after which he appeared in Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court.
Brig. Hlulani Mashaba said the suspect was arrested for attempted murder after allegedly firing shots at three people on the farm.
Erasmus’s case was postponed for formal bail application until January 15, 2024. He will remain in custody while the police investigation continues.
The firearm apparently used during the incident belongs to the suspect’s girl. She is charged with negligent handling of a firearm, which she left in the vehicle.
The arrest comes after three men walking on the farm were confronted by the suspect and his father on their farm, after which the shooting incident occurred.
FiND IT previously reported as follows:
Police launched a search after a farm owner from Roossenekal allegedly shot at three people on his farm at about 2pm on Friday afternoon.
Brig. Hlulani Mashaba said three people walked on the farm when the owner and a occupant apparently rushed to their bakkie at a high speed.
The farm owner apparently jumped out of the bakkie and accused the three people of theft on his farm. He apparently brought out a firearm, after which the three, who were on foot, ran in different directions. Shots were apparently shot, after which one of the fugitives broke his leg. He was apparently able to contact his brother for help, who saw his fleeing brother on arrival on arrival. The farm owner is apparently past them with the bakkie without offering help.
Police and emergency services could be called, after which the injured man was taken to a medical facility for help.
Mashaba says one cartridge cap was picked up at the scene and three attempted murder cases are registered, which is now being investigated.
Source: SAPS