The Eastern Cape man (42) who allegedly fatally shot his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend and 49-year-old wife on Tuesday morning has been found dead with a gunshot wound in the Gqathula locality.
Police spokesperson, Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana, said police officials found his body approximately 10 km outside the Lusikisiki CBD.
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Commenting on the recovery of the man’s body, Gantana said, “Following the double homicide, the suspect fled the scene using the family’s vehicle, which was later discovered abandoned by police. An intensive search ensued until community members in Gqathula alerted authorities after finding a man’s lifeless body in an open field with a 9mm pistol nearby. The deceased was positively identified as the suspect in the Ngobozana murders.”
Gantana explained that although preliminary reports suggest he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police are conducting a thorough investigation.
“Lusikisiki SAPS have opened an inquest docket to determine the exact circumstances surrounding his death.”
