Two suspects arrested for double murder and attempted murder – firearms recovered

Police in Mandeni have arrested two suspects few hours afterthey shot three people and killed two of them at eMakhwanini in the Mangethe area of Mandeni on Monday afternoon.

Police responded to reports of a shooting on Monday and upon arrival at the scene, police found that a 62-year-old man and his 43-year-old daughter were shot and killed, whilst the deceased’s 57-year-old wife was rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds. Swift investigations uncovered the identities of the suspects and that they were allegedly looking for the deceased’s son whom they accused of having an affair with the girlfriend of one of the suspects.

Police immediately put an operation in motion and just after midnight on Tuesday, 3 September 2024, police pounced on the suspects at residential premises at Majuba area in Mandeni. The suspects were found in possession of two firearms, one being a homemade firearm whilst the other one had its serial number filed off.

Prior to them shooting the three victims, the suspects had reportedly kidnapped a man at eMakhwanini area in Mangethe and dragged him to the nearby bushes where they tied him against a tree with a rope and gagged his mouth. The suspects reportedly told the victim that they were going to kill people at a particular homestead and then they would kill him last. The victim managed to free himself and reported the matter to the police.

The suspects, aged 27 and 37 years old, will appear in the Nyoni Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 4 September 2024.