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Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit probing triple murder in Khayelitsha
2024/10/28

Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Western Cape

 

WESTERN CAPE - An incident last night which claimed the lives of two females and a male is under police investigation with detectives attached to the Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit in pursuit of those responsible for the triple murder. On Sunday evening at around 20:20 police responded to a murder complaint and discovered the body of a 26-year-old male in a passage in Island Site C, Khayelitsha with a gunshot wound. The bodies of two females, also in their twenties and both with gunshot wounds were discovered in a shack not far from the first scene. The motive for the murders is yet to be determined.

Any person who can shed light on the circumstances of the matter, or who can identify the suspects is kindly requested to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or by using the mobile application My SAPS anonymously.

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