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CRIMINALS ATTACK, ROB TOURISTS AT GWETA LODGE
Gweta police are on a hunt for criminals who attacked and robbed tourists at Gweta Lodge in the early hours of Wednesday.
In an interview, yesterday, Gweta Police Station Commander, Superintendent Godfrey Mafa said about five rooms were broken into and guests were attacked in their sleep.
He said the victims were two German couples aged between 55 and 65, a South African national aged 30 and a Motswana man aged 41.
Superintendent Mafa said the robbers allegedly used wooden sticks to beat up the victims and thereafter, tied them up with ropes.
He said in one of the couples’ rooms, the thieves stole a camera worth 1000 Euros, while in another, they stole 350 Euros in cash and two Samsung mobile phones worth 300 Euros each.
He said a male German guest sustained injuries on his left hand, while trying to help the elderly couple from the criminals.
Superintendent Mafa further said the 30-year-old South African man lost a laptop and mobile phone worth P6 000 and P3 000 respectively, together with R600 in cash, while the Motswana man lost a cellphone and P890 cash.
The Station Commander said investigations were ongoing and they had not yet arrested anyone.
He said they had however, reinforced efforts to track down the perpetrators, who are suspected to be the locals, as they allegedly spoke fluent Setswana, though they had their faces fully covered.
He said there was a similar incident at the facility sometime in 2018, and they managed to bring the culprits to book, hence he was confident they would make arrests in this case as well. BOPA
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