Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape

CAMBRIDGE - Police are searching for a second suspect following a robbery of an elderly couple, aged 82 and 87, at a Walmer Farm in Komga on 27 February 2020 in the evening.

It is alleged that two (2) armed men entered this farm and demanded safe keys, money and fire arms from the owners. The suspects took firearms, car keys as well house keys before fleeing in the couple's bakkie. They drove to the direction of East London. Police launched a chase and they caught up with the suspects near Cambridge. The suspects opened fire at the chasing team and one suspect was injured and taken to hospital under police guard, the other managed to flee the scene.

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Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana
082 301 7699

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