OVM3701 Assignment 1
Semester 2 2023
ELABORATE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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, Case study
Five trucks were torched in KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. This brings to 16 the number of trucks set
alight between 7 and 11 July 2023. All the drivers were robbed. The number of trucks that have been
destroyed in arson attacks in the past three days has risen to 16 after five more were set alight in
KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. Eleven were torched over the weekend – six in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday
and five in Mpumalanga on Sunday night. Allegations were that truck drivers were attacked and robbed
before two trucks were set alight. It is alleged that the incident took place shortly before 22:00 while the
drivers were in a queue on the N2. The men were forced out of the trucks before the trucks were set
alight. Police are investigating a case of armed robbery, malicious damage to property and attempted
murder. On the same day, three trucks were torched in Limpopo (McCain,2023).
Against this background, critically discuss modus operandi of the criminals in the above case study and
the trademarks that form part of a criminal’s modus operandi. In your answer, indicate the value of
modus operandi information in a particular crime and show how you, as investigator, might use this
information to trace the criminal.
Title: Modus Operandi of Criminals and Its Significance in Investigating Arson Attacks on
Trucks in South Africa
Introduction
The case study highlights a series of arson attacks on trucks in KwaZulu-Natal and
Limpopo, South Africa, between 7 and 11 July 2023. These attacks resulted in the
destruction of 16 trucks and included armed robbery and attempted murder of the
For assignment help and inquiries
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WhatsApp: +254704997747
Semester 2 2023
ELABORATE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
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Email:
WhatsApp: +254704997747
, Case study
Five trucks were torched in KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. This brings to 16 the number of trucks set
alight between 7 and 11 July 2023. All the drivers were robbed. The number of trucks that have been
destroyed in arson attacks in the past three days has risen to 16 after five more were set alight in
KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. Eleven were torched over the weekend – six in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday
and five in Mpumalanga on Sunday night. Allegations were that truck drivers were attacked and robbed
before two trucks were set alight. It is alleged that the incident took place shortly before 22:00 while the
drivers were in a queue on the N2. The men were forced out of the trucks before the trucks were set
alight. Police are investigating a case of armed robbery, malicious damage to property and attempted
murder. On the same day, three trucks were torched in Limpopo (McCain,2023).
Against this background, critically discuss modus operandi of the criminals in the above case study and
the trademarks that form part of a criminal’s modus operandi. In your answer, indicate the value of
modus operandi information in a particular crime and show how you, as investigator, might use this
information to trace the criminal.
Title: Modus Operandi of Criminals and Its Significance in Investigating Arson Attacks on
Trucks in South Africa
Introduction
The case study highlights a series of arson attacks on trucks in KwaZulu-Natal and
Limpopo, South Africa, between 7 and 11 July 2023. These attacks resulted in the
destruction of 16 trucks and included armed robbery and attempted murder of the
For assignment help and inquiries
Email:
WhatsApp: +254704997747
