Two arrested for Belfast murder
2013-01-14 22:00
Johannesburg - Two men allegedly involved
in the murder of an elderly couple in Belfast have been arrested, Mpumalanga
police said on Monday.
The first man, aged 21, was arrested in a house in
Mamelodi, north of Pretoria, on Saturday,police spokesperson Leonard Hlathi said.
"The suspect was cornered by the police and had no
chance to escape."
The second man, 24, managed to escape by shooting at
police.
He was caught in Lydenburg on Monday.
A firearm believed to have been stolen from the couple,
and a Nissan double cab bakkie stolen from another elderly couple in Carolina,
were recovered, Hlathi said.
The bodies of Rudolf and Elna van Heerden, both 79, were
discovered in a freezer at their home in Belfast on 9 January.
Their hands and feet had been bound.
The killers stole their 4x4 and two firearms.
Beeld reported last week that they had to abandon the
vehicle when they filled it with petrol, instead of diesel.
"The investigation with regard to the case is
continuing and more charges will be added against the suspects," Hlathi
said.
They would appear in the Belfast Magistrate's Court on
Wednesday facing charges of murder, armed robbery, and theft.
- SAPA
