Two bodies were found dead on Thursday when police arrived at the scene. The two – aged 44 and 75 were neighbours and were shot dead
Eastern Cape police apprehended two suspects who were involved in the murder of four men in Mtintloni, Ngcobo.
Two bodies were found dead on Thursday when police arrived at the scene. The two – aged 44 and 75 were neighbours and were shot dead.
“While at the scene, information surfaced about a suspect who was hiding in the nearby bushes. Police rushed to the bushes where the suspect was hiding, and he was arrested,” said police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana in a statement.
“En route to the station, the members were called back to the same village where two other people were also allegedly fatally wounded, a 49-year-old chief and his brother (38),” Kinana added.
However, a 22-year old man was arrested the next day in possession of unlicensed firearms.
Kinana mentioned that the suspects will come before the court on Monday.
“Four cases of murder have been registered and are under investigation. Both suspects have been charged for the murders and will appear before Ngcobo Magistrate Court on Monday.”
