Police investigate break-in at IEC provincial offices in Johannesburg

Laptop reported stolen

Western Cape police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after a man and a woman were found dead in a house. Stock photo.
Western Cape police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after a man and a woman were found dead in a house. Stock photo. (FERNANDO GREGORY MILAN/123RF)

Police are investigating a burglary at the Electoral Commission of South Africa's (IEC) provincial offices in Houghton, Johannesburg, on Saturday night.

Police spokesperson Brig Brenda Muridili said a laptop was reported stolen.

“There was a business burglary reported by an IEC employee at the Houghton premises,” she said.

“The break-in was discovered at about 5.45pm. So far only a laptop belonging to an administration employee has been reported stolen.”

It is not clear how the burglary happened or what was contained in the stolen laptop.

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