Suspect in custody after Limpopo mayorâs house robbed
By Jonisayi Maromo
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PRETORIA â A suspect has on Thursday been remanded in custody after being arrested by the police in connection with a home robbery at the mayorâs house in Limpopoâs Waterberg District.
Joao Antonio Lucas appeared before the Phalala Magistrate s Court in Lephalale on Thursday, according to Limpopo SAPS spokesperson Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe.
âHe was denied bail and his case was postponed to the 25 February 2021 for formal bail application and for further police investigations,â said Ngoepe.
âThe suspect, who is a Mozambican national but staying in Springs in the Gauteng province, was arrested by a team of detectives while at his hideout in Gauteng within 72 hours after the suspect and his accomplices allegedly attacked and robbed the house of one of the municipal mayors in the Waterberg District of Limpopo on Sunday, the 14 February 2021, at about 20h00.â