Three Found Dead In South African Hotel

"Kempton Park, South Africa - The bodies of a 41-year-old father and his daughter, 2, and son, 3, were found in a room at the OR Tambo International Garden Court hotel yesterday.

"Provincial police spokesperson Senior Superintendent Noxolo Kweza said this morning that police are investigating a suspected double murder and suicide case.

"She said evidence at the scene suggested that Ashwin Moodley shot his daughter Tamesha and son Nikel before turning the gun on himself "at some unknown stage" after they had booked in on Saturday.

"The three were found with bullet wounds to the head.

"It is understood that the mother of the children had approached Jeppe police for assistance about three months ago to report intimidation against her husband."

Source: Cape Times...

Accused Rapist Attempts Double Murder/Suicide

"Plessislaer, South Africa - A man shot two women and then allegedly committed suicide at a house in the Esigodini area of Plessislaer on Monday night.

"Superintendent Henry Budhram said police found two women shot; one lying inside the house and the other at the rear of the house.

"Zinhle Dlamini, 19, was declared dead on the scene.

"The other woman, Thokozani Dlamini, was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

"`Police later found the body of a man, identified as Aubrey Nxele, lying near the house with a gunshot wound to the head,` Budhram said.

"Investigations established that Nxele and Zinhle had a two-year-old child and that Zinhle had opened a rape case against Nxele on the day of the murder."

From iol.co.za...

Terrified Witness Found Under Bed

"Port Elizabeth, S. Africa - A man shot his wife dead and then turned the gun on himself in Uitenhage while a terrified 12-year-old boy hid under a bed as the tragedy unfolded.

"Shocked residents gathered yesterday outside the KwaNobuhle house where Mkhululi Ralo, 29, shot and killed his wife Thozama, 28, on Tuesday before shooting himself in the head. He died instantly.

"The double shooting took place at the Mondile Street home of Thozama‘s cousin, Lulama Salusalu.

"Salusalu found the couple‘s bodies in a pool of blood and her traumatised son hiding under a bed after she returned from a neighbour‘s house.

"Police spokesman Superintendent Priscilla Naidu confirmed the shooting. She said the woman was found with two bullet wounds to the face, while the man had a bullet wound to his head.

"Both died on the scene and a 9mm firearm was lying next to the man."

From The Herald...

Double Murder & Suicide By Cop

"Johannesburg, S. Africa - A love triangle is apparently behind a murder-suicide drama on Johannesburg’s West Rand this morning, which saw three people shot dead.

"At around 10am an unidentified police constable allegedly shot his wife and another man in the head, before turning the gun on himself in Wentworth, Krugersdorp.

"Netcare 911 spokesman, Nick Dollman said: `Paramedics arrived to find that three people had been shot. Their bodies were discovered in and around a vehicle that was parked on the side of the road. Sadly all three of the victims sustained fatal gunshot wounds to their heads.

"`There was nothing that paramedics could do for them and the victims were declared dead at the scene by the Netcare 911 medical team.`

"... the police constable was patrolling the area with his partner when he recognised his wife’s car parked outside the Laerskool Millennium.

"Police spokeswoman Captain Appel Ernst said the constable stopped the patrol vehicle and left his partner waiting for him while he approached the car.

"He then got into the car and a conversation ensued. Five minutes later, the constable’s partner heard three gunshots.

"`Police suspect a love triangle is behind the murder-suicide. We are still trying to get a hold of the families of the deceased couple and we have not identified the other man in the car,` said Ernst.

"The couple are believed to have young children.

"The constable’s partner was still on the scene and has been unable to speak since the incident occurred, said Ernst."

Source: The Times...

South African Murder/Suicide

"Pretoria, SA - A 31-year-old army colonel from Valhalla in Pretoria shot himself after killing his wife at their home, police said today.

"Captain Colette Weilbach said the colonel, who was the duty officer in the guardroom at a military base in Centurion, went to his home in Swol Street in Valhalla on Sunday night, and shot his wife three times through a window, using an army issued R5 assault rifle.

"`He then went back to the base and hid in some bushes,` said Weilbach.

"`The military police went to look for him and he took a number of shots at them before the SAPS (SA Police Service) and a police helicopter arrived,` said Weilbach.

"`After a while they heard another shot and they found that he had killed himself.`
Weilbach did not want to release the colonel or his wife’s names, as their family had not been contacted yet.

"`She (the wife) also worked for the military, but I don’t know where and which rank she had,` said Weilbach.

"One of the couple’s three children, a 16-year-old boy, was at home at the time of the shooting.

"Colonel Petrus Mothlabane, spokesman of the SA National Defence Force, said they were still investigating the incident."

Source: The Times...

Man Hangs Himself After Shooting Wife

"CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - The body of a 30-year-old man was found hanging in Nkunzimbini near Lusikisiki days after he shot and injured his wife, Eastern Cape police said.

"Captain Mduduzi Godlwana said police discovered the man's body in a vacant house on Tuesday afternoon in what was believed to be suicide.

"On April 2 the man went to Cape Town where his wife worked to determine if she had been committing adultery, Godlwana said.

"The man returned from Cape Town convinced that his wife was seeing another man there.

"He shot and injured his wife who was in a critical condition in a Mthatha hospital.

"The man was captured by a community policing forum but he escaped as the group was making its way through dense bush."

From The Pretoria News...

Perp Pops Pills, Survives Murder/Suicide

"Johannesburg, S.A. - A 25-year-old man was arrested in Garankuwa on Tuesday for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Pretoria police said.

"The man was arrested at the George Mukhari hospital around midnight for allegedly killing the 24-year-old woman at his room on Sunday.

"`He tried to commit suicide after he hit her with a blunt object in her face,` said spokesman Inspector Mattews Nkoadi.

"`After the murder he swallowed a large amount of pills but he was taken to hospital by his friends minutes after. We arrested him after we found a suicide note which he wrote admitting the crime,` said Nkoadi."

From www.iol.ca.za...

Cape Town Triple-Header

"CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Cape Town police have opened a murder docket and are investigating.

"Hendrick and Marina Strydom, 74 and 67, were found dead in their bed by Marina's sister in Eland Street, Brackenfell on Tuesday. She entered the house through the unlocked front door.

"Each had a gunshot wound to their head.

"The Strydoms' 46-year-old son Marius, also shot in the head, was found alongside them in a critical condition. He was taken to Tygerberg Hospital where he died.

"Brackenfell police spokesperson Erica Crous said police found a suicide note at the scene. `In the letter, all three parties indicated it was a mutual decision to end their lives.`

"Crous would not speculate as to who fired the shots but said Marina's sister found a gun lying on the bed.

"Police will conduct ballistics tests to determine who fired the shots."

From The Star...

Two Dead in South African Shooting

"A 22-year-old man shot and killed his girlfriend at a hotel in Soshanguve before turning the gun on himself, Pretoria police said on Monday.

"Captain Solly Marindi said the two bodies were found with head wounds four hours after the man had booked himself into the hotel.

"'After booking in, he left and returned with the woman about two hours later. They then sat in their car outside the hotel... until staff heard two gunshots at 10pm,' he said.

"The motive for the killings was unknown."

From Pretoria News...