Three bodies of suspected illegal miners found on a Limpopo farm

Three more bodies of suspected illegal miners have been found at different spots on the Roodepoort farm outside Polokwane in Limpopo.

This brings to four the number of bodies found with gun shot wounds.

On Monday, police discovered the body of an illegal miner tied to a tree with gun shot wounds.

On Tuesday, three more bodies were found at the farm where there is a disused mine shaft.

Police say the deceased are Lesotho nationals.

Police spokesperson Motlafela Mojapelo says investigations are underway.

“The police in Westernburg outside Polokwane have opened four counts of murder, of [after] bodies believed to be illegal miners were found at different spots at Roodepoort farm, are believed to have been shot dead. Victims were allegedly attacked by unknown suspects next to an illegal mining site.”

“The motive for the attack is unknown at this stage. The provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has ordered a full investigation into the incident,” adds Mojapelo.

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