A 50-year-old suspect will be appearing at eMaXesibeni Magistrate Court on Monday, 20 January 2025, following a shooting incident that claimed the lives of two family members aged 16 (male) and, 33 years (female).
The team from Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes unit investigated a case of double murder and four counts of Attempted Murder after a family was attacked and shot by four armed men at Mkhambathini Location outside eMaxesibeni on Friday, 17 January 2025. Information indicates that the family was at home asleep in two different stand-alone houses when these armed men covered with balaclavas started shooting in one house and fatally shot the two deceased males. They then shot at the other house and injured four victims aged between 20 and 57 years. They survived but in critical condition at the hospital.
The commitment and dedication of the team led to the arrest of a 50 year old male on Saturday, 18 January 2025, for Double Murder and four counts of Attempted Murder. He is appearing at emaXesibeni Magistrate Court on Monday, 20 January 2025. Police are still on the lookout for three other suspects.
Anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of the outstanding suspects can visit the nearby Police Station or alternatively report to the SAPS Crime Stop number 08600 10111