Mpumalanga police are on the hunt for killers who ambushed and killed two contract workers after they had dropped off a vehicle at a workshop in Thusiville, Ermelo.
Provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Donald Mdhluli, said the fatal incident took place on Thursday, October 31 around 8am.
“According to information, the victims, aged 37 and 40 were reportedly taking a vehicle for a service in one of the mechanic's workshop when they met their untimely death.
“The two are said to have dropped off a vehicle at Thusiville in Ermelo and were using another car as they were returning (to work). It was during this time when they were attacked,” said Mdhluli.
Mdhluli said details and circumstances surrounding this incident are still being investigated.
“A lifeless body of one of the victims was found inside the car meanwhile the second victim was found outside the vehicle.”
Empty cartridges were found at the scene.
Mdhluli said the motive behind the killing still unknown.
Meanwhile, the acting police commissioner in Mpumalanga, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi, reassured the public that there’s a team of investigators assigned to probe the incident.
“Police members are working around the clock to bring perpetrators to book,” said Mkhwanazi.
In another similar incident, Mpumalanga police have launched an investigation into two separate double murders that have left four people dead.
The first incident took place on Sunday, October 20, when police discovered two women’s bodies inside a white BMW on the N4 highway near the Arnot off-ramp in Middelburg.
Both women had been fatally shot and were declared dead at the scene.
One of the victims has been identified as Ayanda Mayibongwe Maphalala, while the other remains unidentified. Police also discovered that the car’s license plates had been removed and later found nearby.
“Police are hard at work and connecting the dots with regard to circumstances surrounding this devastating incident,” said police spokesperson, Colonel Donald Mdhluli.
In Kabokweni, police responded to a complaint about two men allegedly caught in possession of stolen property at Emanyaveni. When officers arrived, they found the men lying dead, both with gunshot wounds. No witnesses were at the scene, and family members later identified the deceased.
“No arrests have been made in connection with this incident,” said Mdhluli.
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