Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested a 51-year-old man in connection the double murder of his mother and his sister at their home in ESigodini (Kalusizi) in Mid Illovo on Wednesday afternoon.
Police responded to reports of a shooting and upon arrival at the crime scene, bodies of an 87-year-old woman and her 39-year-old daughter were found lying in a pool of blood with their heads chopped off. A subsequent search inside the yard led to the recovery of the deceased persons heads which were stashed inside a pit latrine. The knife which was used to cut off the heads was also recovered. The shooting was witnessed by a 12-year-old girl who escaped and alerted the neighbours.
The suspect was later arrested and was found in an illegal possession of a firearm, believed to be the weapon which was used in the commission of the crime.
He will appear in the Richmond Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 22 December 2023.
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