Man shoots wife and himself

By Mishkah Anthony
24 August 2008

Yesterday afternoon at about 16:40 a shooting incident occurred at a house in Kleinvlei.

A married couple visited a friend's house in Trafalgar Street, Malibu Village. While the man, his wife and the female friend were talking in the main bedroom, the man allegedly took out a firearm.

The female friend ran out of the bedroom when she saw the firearm. Several shots were heard and upon returning to the room, the friend found the dead bodies of the couple.

SAPS spokesperson Inspector Bernadine Steyn says the male 35 year old Neville Lubbe had a gunshot wound to his head and his wife 24 years old Nicolene Lubbe had two gunshot wounds to her head. She was a Student Constable at Worcester Police station.

The couple leaves behind two children, aged 4 and 7 years respectively.

Police say the firearm used in the murder is registed in another person's name and motive for the incident is still unknown.

Police have opened a Murder and Inquest docket for investigation.

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