Seven people found in possession of furniture – allegedly from one of the houses destroyed in the Knysna fires – have been arrested‚ police said in a statement on Friday.
He said that further investigation revealed that some of the furniture‚ value of about R80 000 was stolen from a house in Brenton-on-Sea.
The seven are to be charged with housebreaking and the possession of stolen property.
They are due to appear in the Knysna Magistrate’s Court‚ but no date was given.
