Three male suspects have been arrested after robbing a scrap metal businessman in Zone Q on Tuesday, 27 January 2026, at approximately 11:30.
During the robbery, a shot was fired at the victim but missed. The businessman disarmed one suspect and struck him on the head, causing minor injuries. The suspects fled with cash into nearby bushes, leaving the firearm behind.
Police teams—the Provincial Tracking Team and Provincial Investigations Unit, with Tshimollo Security and Investigation—traced the suspects to Zone F after they boarded a taxi. All three suspects, aged 49, were arrested.
Police recovered balaclavas, gloves, housebreaking tools, the stolen cash, a 9mm firearm with a filed-off serial number, and ammunition.
The suspects will appear in the Lebowakgomo Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 29 January 2026. Charges include robbery with aggravating circumstances, attempted murder, possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition, possession of housebreaking equipment, pointing of a firearm, and contravention of Section 18 of the Riotous Assemblies Act 17 of 1956.
