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Fleeing lawyer arrested for Jacques Freitag murder in Nelspruit
Jul 16, 2024
Police have arrested Rudie Lubbe on Tuesday morning in connection with the murder of high jump star Jacques Freitag.
In a dramatic development in the shock murder case of former high jump world champion Jacques Freitag, police have arrested disgraced former lawyer Rudolph “Rudie” Lubbe in Nelspruit (now Mbombela) on Tuesday, 16 July.
Lubbe has been on the run from the law with his long-time lover, Shantellè Oosthuizen, after the police in Hercules, Pretoria, obtained warrants of arrest for the couple on charges of murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
Oosthuizen and Lubbe, who are both from Pretoria, dropped off the radar after they were questioned in connection with the brutal murder of Freitag.
Jacques Freitag murder: Rudie Lubbe arrested
Specialist private investigator Mike Bolhuis, whose Specialized Security Services (SSS) task team have been working closely with the police to track down the fugitive couple, confirmed Lubbe’s arrest.
“He did not hand himself over to the police but was arrested at about 10am. Oosthuizen is still at large,” Bolhuis revealed.
“Lubbe is currently en route from Nelspruit to the Hercules Police Station where the murder case of Freitag is under investigation.”
Lubbe en route from Mbombela to Pretoria
According to Lubbe’s lawyer, Shawn Hefferman, he was contacted by the former attorney’s son, Lenus Lubbe, this morning.
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