Pregnant matric pupil killed in robbery
Police are asking the public to help them find the five men who robbed‚ kidnapped and murdered a matric pupil‚ who was seven months pregnant. The learner‚ 20‚ was asleep in her home when robbers broke in at about 11pm this past Friday. Her brother‚ 24‚ was also asleep in their shack in Bushbuckridge.“They held them at gunpoint and demanded money after which the victims handed over an undisclosed amount of cash to them. The thugs then fled the scene and forcefully took the 20-year-old sibling with them‚ a Grade 12 learner‚” the SAPS said in a statement.She was found the following day at approximately 8am‚ not far from her home‚ “brutally murdered”.The SAPS have asked anyone with information to contact Warrant Officer Vincent Monaiwa on 082 054 2980 or 013 799 5517/8...
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