| Suspect in violent crime spree apprehended after rapid police action | |
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| Date Published: | 2025/06/30 |
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Media Statement
JEFFREY'S BAY - A rapid suspect-tracing operation was launched immediately after a violent spree in Jeffrey's Bay, leading to the arrest of six suspects on 29 June 2025. The men are accused of stabbing a man to death and, in an unrelated incident just minutes later, severely wounding an off-duty police officer. At approximately 01:20, the Jeffreys Bay SAPS responded to a stabbing complaint on Oliver Tambo Crescent in the Tokyo Sexwale area. Upon arrival, officers discovered the body of a 16-year-old boy lying in the street with a stab wound to the chest. While still processing the murder scene, police received another stabbing complaint at around 01:30, just two streets away from the initial incident. At the second incident it is alleged that an off duty police officer was sleeping when he was awaken by his family informing him that his brother was under attack. According to reports the off duty police officer responded and approached a group of men that surrounded his brother. It is further alleged that the group of men attacked the unarmed, off duty police officer and stabbed him multiple times with knives before fleeing the scene. A manhunt was immediately launched by a team of detectives, leading to the arrest of six male suspects between the ages of 17 and 22. They are facing charges of murder and attempted murder.
The suspects, who may be linked to both incidents, are expected to appear in the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court in due course.
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