Capt Kay Makhubele said the victims were apparently waiting for help when they were attacked, robbed and brutally killed by unknown assailants and their vehicle slightly burnt.
He said the investigation team had been working tirelessly since the murders to bring the perpetrators to book. The arrest of the two suspects was the result of intelligence-driven information, he said.
“On June 18 2020 the police operationalised the intelligence information led by Provincial Organised Crime Unit: Serious and Violent Crime to Benoni where two suspects linked to the killing of the two people in Putfontein were arrested. During the arrest no firearms were recovered.” Makhubele said the suspects would be profiled to establish if they were linked to other serious and violent crimes.
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