Police Detain Horse Over Stolen Car

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A HORSE was detained by police today over the theft of a vehicle in South Africa's sprawling Soweto township.

"We have apprehended a horse and two suspects for being in possession of a suspected stolen vehicle,'' police spokeswoman Captain Lindiwe Mbatha said.

"Cops patrolling the township pulled over a cart carrying a stripped body of a brand new car, a Corolla Conquest, suspected to have been stolen.

"The cart was drawn by a horse with two suspects on board. They were locked for being in possession of a suspected stolen vehicle and will appear in court within 48 hours,'' Capt Mbatha said.

She said that by law they were not allowed to leave the animal and its "stolen'' load in the street while the suspects were taken to holding cells.

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