{"id":75117,"date":"2017-11-09T15:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T13:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=75117"},"modified":"2017-11-13T16:13:22","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T14:13:22","slug":"video-shebeen-skelms-women-trawl-shebeens-target-luxury-car-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2017\/11\/09\/video-shebeen-skelms-women-trawl-shebeens-target-luxury-car-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: \u2018Shebeen skelms\u2019 &#8211; women trawl shebeens to target luxury car owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Their victims more often than not, end up in hospital after the ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>The women, who frequent <a href=\"https:\/\/en.oxforddictionaries.com\/definition\/shebeen\" target=\"_blank\">shebeens<\/a> just before closing time, target the drivers of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luxury_vehicle\" target=\"_blank\">luxury vehicles<\/a>, travelling alone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/DrMXnsTPKLY' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They ask for a lift and later seduce their target to end up at his house or a hotel room. There they drug him before robbing him of his valuables and vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Victims were targeted in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Middelburg,_Mpumalanga\" target=\"_blank\">Middelburg <\/a><\/strong>as well as\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsogosun.com\/the-ridge-casino\" target=\"_blank\">The Ridge Casino<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sahistory.org.za\/places\/kwandebele\" target=\"_blank\">KwaNdebele <\/a><\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpumalanga.com\/discover\/regions\/cultural-heartland\/emalahleni\" target=\"_blank\">eMalahleni<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Police are looking for the help of the public to apprehend them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75119\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/11\/BJNOV8-1-17-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"wanted\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/11\/BJNOV8-1-17-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/11\/BJNOV8-1-17-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you recognise them or have any information that can help with the investigation, contact constable Sikhosana of the police&#8217;s Anti Corruption Unit in Middelburg on 072 587 6512.<\/p>\n<p>Full story in the Friday edition of the\u00a0<i>Middelburg Observer<\/i>.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Other news:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/74979\/video-trucks-collide-samora-machel-street\/\" target=\"_blank\">Video: Trucks collide in Samora Machel Street<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/75059\/black-magic-muti-makes-r20-000-disappear\/\" target=\"_blank\">Black magic muti makes R20 000 dissappear<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/75050\/water-wednesday-mpumalanga-water-levels-continue-decrease\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mpumalanga dams continue to decrease<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/74964\/body-found-next-to-river-with-arm-torn-off\/\" target=\"_blank\">(Graphic content) Body found next to river with arm torn off<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/74930\/weather-for-the-week-7\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weather for the week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/74784\/supersport-united-team-stuck-n4-convoy-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Super Sport United team stuck on N4 after convoy crash<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n<p>Add us on WhatsApp. Save the Middelburg Observer standby number 072 248 3855 on your phone and send a WhatsApp message with the words \u201cAdd me\u201d to receive news links.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video material from a shebeen show two women, who drug men to steal their luxury cars, in action.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5031,"featured_media":75118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Jana 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