ONE more body was found at the scene where 18 suspected cash-in-transit robbers were shot dead in Makhado, Limpopo on Friday, 1 September.
The confrontation between the suspects and the police lasted approximately 90 minutes.
The shocking incident happened on Friday, bringing the total number of casualties to 19.
On the day of the incident, sixteen men and two women were certified dead on the scene.
Northern Cape Community Safety, Nomandla Bloem, National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola, and Hawks boss Lieutenant-General Godfrey Lebeya led a delegation of senior police officers to the crime scene.
Three vehicles (a Ford Ranger, ML Mercedes Benz, and VW Tiguan) that were reportedly stolen in Gauteng were recovered.
Speaking to Daily Sun, Limpopo Hawks spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Matimba Maluleke said one more male body was discovered by crime scene investigators from the double-story house rooms where the incident occurred.
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“While we were busy processing the scene, one body was found, bringing the total to 19, and the bodies were taken to Tshilidzini Hospital.
“The process of families identifying their relatives will commence on Monday, 4 September,” he said.
It is alleged that one of the two deceased women from Tshikota village was identified as a domestic worker at the house where the incident occurred.
A resident said that they remained in shock after the incident.
“We are still in shock and sceptical whether we are safe or not because this is our first time witnessing such an incident," the resident said.
Since the incident, the cops remained at the house.
Various units within the SAPS had been observing a group of suspects allegedly planning a cash-in-transit heist for several days before they took action.
As soon as the police approached, the suspects began shooting, and the police retaliated.
A second safe house was identified 70 kilometres away in Thohoyandou, and four other suspects were arrested on the same day.
The police believe that the suspects are linked to the recent spike in cash-in-transit robberies in the province.
