Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - A fourth body has been recovered as the search for three missing South African police officers took a twist on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
While not
confirmed, it's believed that the three bodies may be that of the missing
police officers, 20-year-old Constable Boipelo Senoge, 24-year-old
Constable Cebekhulu Linda and 30-year-old Constable Keamogetswe Buys.
The
officers were last seen in the early hours of Thursday, April 24, at a petrol
station near the Grasmere toll gate on the N1 in Gauteng.
They were travelling from the Free State, via Gauteng and heading to
Limpopo.
Earlier,
police confirmed that three bodies were retrieved from the Hennops River in
Centurion, near Tshwane, and police are working to check if they are linked to
the members of the SA Police Service (SAPS) who vanished mysteriously last
week.
National
police spokesperson, Brigadier Athlenda Mathe emphasised that the identities of
the three bodies found in the river have not been confirmed by midday.
"The
SAPS confirms that its investigation has brought it to the Hennops River in
Centurion along the N1. We have three bodies so far, whose identities are yet
to be confirmed," said Mathe.
“We are
searching for another body, and for any other evidence that will assist us in
concluding the case of the missing police officers.”
The South
African Police Service and private security companies were at the scene, with
police insisting the search operation for the missing officers is still
underway.
On Sunday,
the National police commissioner, General Fannie Masemola announced a R350,000
reward for information which can lead to the three missing police officers
being found.
Masemola
addressed journalists in Bloemfontein, flanked by senior officials including
Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae and deputy national police
commissioner for crime detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya.
"We
are hopeful and we will find whoever is behind this. We will definitely make
sure that we do not rest. On that score, we have put out a reward of
R350,000 for any information on the whereabouts of our members, and the
whereabouts of those criminals that are behind the disappearance of our
own," he said.
The media
previously reported that the three officers' last known location was at the
Engen fuel station in Gauteng, on the N1 on Thursday.
The vehicle
they were travelling in left the fuel station, the vehicle tracking device
and cellphones were switched off.
The trio
was travelling in a Volkswagen Polo hatchback with registration number JCL 401
FS.
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