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ELDERLY COUPLE BRUTALLY KILLED, BODIES BURNT

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MAGWANYANE – Why would someone kill an elderly couple and then set their bodies alight?


This is the question police investigators are trying to find an answer to following the discovery of two burnt bodies of an elderly couple.
The bodies of Roy Mngomezulu (81) and his wife, Alice Mngomezulu (79), were discovered burnt inside a rondavel at their residence at Magwanyane area, near Big Bend on Saturday morning.


The rondavel was also gutted by flames, and the general assumption is that the bodies were dragged from somewhere else into the rondavel, which was then set alight.


The elderly couple is said to have been asleep inside a house next to the rondavel, and preliminary evidence suggests that they were killed before their bodies were placed inside the rondavel and then set alight, said sources close to police investigators.


Blood


“A matchstick was found at the scene and there were also blood stains at the entrance to the main house. Also, there were footprints from the main house to the rondavel,” added the source.


It is still to be confirmed how the elderly couple was killed, but speculations are to the effect that they may have been hacked prior to their bodies being burnt.
Deputy Police Information and Communications Officer Inspector Nosipho Mnguni said Big Bend police were investigating a case of arson and possible murder.


“Nobody has been arrested yet,” she stated briefly, while also confirming that police investigators were suspecting foul play.
Meanwhile, family members revealed that the elderly couple had been staying alone for decades and made a living through farming.
“They did not have children and the incident occurred while they were alone,” said Tholakele Gina, a niece to the deceased elderly man.
She added that the family was devastated by the brutal killing of the elderly couple.

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