Third teenager arrested in connection with hijacking, murder of woman

Tuesday, 13 September 2016, 10:43
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Third teenager arrested in connection with hijacking, murder of woman
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NATIONAL NEWS - A third teenager has been arrested in connection with the hijacking and murder of a Adcockvale woman outside her home on Monday afternoon.

Magda van Vuuren, 53, died after she was shot when a group of youngsters allegedly hijacked her in Diaz Road.

Two suspects – a 16-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl – were arrested at the Engen garage in Bluewater Bay on Monday night when an off-duty police officer spotted the hijacked BMW at about 8pm.

The third suspect, also a 16-year-old boy, was arrested early on Tuesday morning at his Zwide home.

According to eyewitnesses, the suspects were wearing the Westview School uniform.
 

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