Limpopo SAPS Female Officer’s Body Found by Grandson After Boyfriend Allegedly Kills Her

Limpopo SAPS Female Officer’s Body Found by Grandson After Boyfriend Allegedly Kills Her

  • A 43-year-old sergeant of the South African Police Service was found dead in her home in Limpopo
  • The officer was attached to the Rooiberg Police Station and returned home on 25 January 2025
  • However, the next morning, her 6-year-old grandson found her lifeless body, and the police launched a manhunt to search for the suspect, believed to be her boyfriend

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered criminal activities, police investigations, police shootouts and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

A Limpopo police officer's body was found dead and domestic violence is suspected
An officer was allegedly killed by her boyfriend. Images: Tshepiso Mametela and William Whitehurst/ Getty Images
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ROOIBERG, LIMPOPO — A 47-year-old South African Police Service sergeant's grandson found her lifeless body the morning after she returned home with her boyfriend on 25 January 2025 in Rooiberg in Limpopo.

Woman's body found dead

According to a statement by the South African Police Service are looking for 43-year-old Ben Malebye. He is allegedly the woman's boyfriend, and they have urged him to come forward with information about the events that led to the sergeant's death.

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Where is the boyfriend?

It's alleged that domestic violence could have been the cause of the officer's death. The couple returned home in the evening. The next morning, her six-year-old grandson found her lifeless body. Her vehicle and her boyfriend were both missing. The medical personnel declared her dead on the scene. Her car was located 50 kilometres from her home along Thabazimbi Road near Koedoeskop.

A little boy found his grandmother's lifeless body in Limpopo
A boy found his police grandmother's body. Image: naspatcha
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In another article, Briefly News reported that a man from Limpopo was arrested with his accomplice for allegedly killing his wife. He handed himself over and his accomplice was arrested the following day.

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The man and his wife were reported missing at the Moroka Police Station in Soweto. Her body was found in Kromdraai in the Free State on 21 January, and he handed himself over three days later.

Source: Briefly News

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. He joined Briefly News in 2023. Tebogo passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative Email: tebogo.mokwena@briefly.co.za