Three people killed after domestic dispute

Rentse Khiba

27 October 2015

On Sunday afternoon three people were shot and killed in Mzinyathi area, Inanda North of Durban.

The fourth person was able to escape.

South African Police Service’s Major Thulane Zwane reported it is alleged that four people went to the house of the suspect to fetch linen.

It appears there was a domestic argument and the house owner produced his licensed firearm and shot dead three victims.

One was killed while in the car, one in the house and the third victim was killed at their neighbour’s house.

The suspect fled the scene after an incident and was later arrested.

He was found in possession of a licensed firearm believed to be the same one used to kill the victims.

It will be taken for ballistic tests to establish if it was used during the crime.

The KwaZulu Natal Provincial Commisioner General Mmamonnye Ngobeni condemned the killing of family members by suspect.

“This is unacceptable, we encourage the community to resolve their differences peacefully rather than to attack each other. I commended the Inanda police for arresting the suspect who was allegedly involved in this brutal killing and we’ll make sure that the case is thoroughly investigated”, she said.