Reaction Officers standing off at the scene of a Murder by Stabbing in Amouti – Kwazulu Natal could not immediately confirm if two (2) other people shot to death a kilometer away were related.
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) despatched Reaction Officers to the area after residents reported a stabbing at 23:26 (Friday). Upon arrival Officers recovered the body of 26 year Mthobisi Mbonambi. He had suffered fatal stab wounds & walked a kilometer from a nearby library and collapsed before help could arrive. According to witnesses, his friend that was in his company had fled prior to arrival of First Responders. No details of the incident are available at this stage
The South African Police Services (SAPS) that attended the scene updated Reaction Officers that two (2) other unknown males were shot dead a short distance away.
It could not be confirmed if the triple murder were related.