A South African woman and her alleged lover have been arrested by the police in connection with the murder of her husband.
The Hawks spokesperson, Captain Matimba Maluleke, told journalists on Sunday, that the prime suspect, 41, who was married to the deceased was arrested at her home in Nebo area.
Maluleke added that her accomplice who is reported to be her boyfriend was arrested by the same team at Ga-Mashashane.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased’s wife had a child with her accomplice.
On 27 June 2021, the deceased, Police Warrant Officer Mogokolodi Cleopas Digama, who was on his way home from work was allegedly attacked and killed by heavily armed suspects in one of the spaza shops in Apel.
The suspects reportedly drove off in his vehicle that was later found burnt in Madibong village near Sekhukhune.