GOGO, AGED 63 AND HER GRAND-DAUGHTER, AGED 17 FOUND MURDERED, MAN DETAINED FOR QUESTIONING
Nelspruit: 06 September 2022 – A 32-year-old man was detained though still in hospital under police guard, awaiting questioning regarding the murder of his 17-year-old girlfriend and her grandmother at Emadamini, near Ermelo on Monday 05 September 2022.
The granny and granddaughter’s lifeless bodies were found in their house by family members after being contacted by the granddaughter’s employer who was worried that she failed to show up for work on Monday (05 September 2022).
On their arrival, family members enquired from neighbours, but no one had knowledge of their whereabouts as the doors were locked and nobody responded to their calls.
The granddaughter’s boyfriend is said to have been contacted to give family members the house keys but he reportedly denied any knowledge of the keys. When asked about the whereabouts of his girlfriend, he allegedly mentioned that his girlfriend was in hospital as she indicated that she was not feeling well.
On the said Monday at about 18h00, family members grew concerned and resorted to breaking the house window to investigate. They were reportedly met with two lifeless bodies covered with blankets, both had head injuries and bruises all over.
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The report further indicates that community members started a manhunt for the boyfriend with the hope that he will give some indication of what might have happened. The man was tracked down this morning (Tuesday, 06 September 2022) and handed over to the police at about 02h00 am. Although he sustained some injuries and community members alleged that he stabbed himself with a knife. Police then apprehended him for questioning, hence placing him under police guard in the hospital so that he could give clarity and information that may assist in the investigation.
The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has vehemently condemned such a gruesome murder of the two females. “We continue to experience senseless killings of the vulnerable groups and in this instance, it is a female senior citizen as well as a female minor. This is a matter of concern however police will work hard to get to the bottom of this where any person who is behind their murder will have to face the full might of the law. A team of investigators has been assembled to investigate and we hope that they will make a breakthrough soon” said the General.
Police urge anyone with any information on Crime to call the Crime Stop number at 08600 10111. Alternatively, members of the public can send information via MYSAPSAPP. All received information will be treated as confidential and callers may opt to remain anonymous
