Double murder rocks small town in northern KZN
15 March 2019 - 06:00
By Orrin Singh
Image: bwylezich / 123RF Stock Photo Two counts of murder and a case of house robbery have been registered after an a man and woman were gunned down in a home in Babanago in northern KZN on Wednesday 13 2019. File photo.
Police in the small town of Babanago in northern KwaZulu-Natal are investigating a case of double murder and house robbery.
According to police spokesperson Capt Nqobile Gwala, a 39-year-old man and 30-year-old woman sustained multiple gunshot wounds to their heads and bodies in what was suspected to be a botched house robbery.
"Ntokozo Sithole and Nhlanhla Sangweni were gunned down at a home in Babanago at about 6.15pm on Wednesday," said Gwala.
No arrests have been made.
"Two cases of murder and a case of house robbery have been opened at the Babanago police station after a vehicle was also stolen from the premises," she said.