Three suspects have been arrested in Hartswater in the Northern Cape for fraud and impersonating police officers.
“The father reportedly received a call from a man pretending to be a police officer and investigator of the rape case. He demanded money in order to squash the case. He“Three suspects were arrested after receiving R1,000 during a trap set by police,” police said in a statement.
It said the three suspects - aged 35, 39 and 57 - would appear in the Hartswater magistrate’s court on Monday.
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