Three men with ages between 19 and 30 years have been arrested by detectives, Mthatha K9 and Flying Squad following the murders of a 36 year old woman and a 54 year old man including the injuring of two other women aged 26 and 36 years, which occurred at Soweto Informal Settlement on Saturday 21 September 2019, at about 00:30.
It is alleged that the suspects stormed in at two different houses and fired several shots at the residents leaving two dead and two other people rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
An information was followed and the three were cornered at Waterfall Park on Saturday at about 16:30 where they were found in possession of a Revolver with 1 round, a 9mm pistol with 3 rounds, 10 Mandrax drugs and cell phones believed to have been stolen from the victims and deceased.
They expected to appear before Mthatha Magistrate Court soon on charges of possession of unlicensed firearms and unlawful possession of ammunition, murder, attempted murder, possession of suspected stolen property, robbery and possession and dealing in drugs. Both firearms will be sent for ballistic testing to ascertain whether they cannot be linked to other crimes and the suspects will be profiled to check if they’re not linked to other crimes.
The Acting District Commander Brigadier Mandlakhe Twala when commending members and said “We must ensure a safer District. Let’s stamp the authority of the state and criminals must feel our presence.”
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