Police Ministry commends Pietermaritzburg community for assisting police in KZN family mass murder breakthrough

Police Ministry commends Pietermaritzburg community for assisting police in KZN family mass murder breakthrough

Information from community members coupled by police investigations and swift response, has resulted in the arrest of two suspects believed to be involved in the mass murder of ten family members, ambushed and killed in Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal during the early hours of Friday morning.

The shocking family murder prompted Police Minister, General Bheki Cele and the top management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) led by National Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola to descend on the KwaZulu-Natal province. Police reports reveal that in the early hours of Friday 21 April 2023, armed men entered a house located in iMbali township in Pietermaritzburg.

During the ambush, ten members of the same family were fatally wounded, the youngest of the victims was a 13-year-old boy.

Hours after the attack at the family home, a police manhunt ensued for the suspects responsible for the deadly shooting. Police officers acted with agility on their intelligence, coupled with information…


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