A two-month-old baby is amongst six people who survived a mass murder in two homes in the same street in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape, in the early hours of Saturday.
Seventeen people were shot and killed in Ngobozana village. In the first house, four
people were shot and killed, with no survivors. In the second homestead, police
say there were nineteen people in two different houses in the same yard.
‘’Thirteen people were shot and killed. Six
people survived which include a two-month old baby. In total, fifteen women and
two men were killed. The survivors are four women, one man and the
two-month-old baby,’’ said Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, SAPS National Spokesperson.
The motive for the mass killings is being
investigated, but police have since launched a manhunt for suspects.
PICTURE: PixabayPolice Minister, Senzo Mchunu briefed the media
on Saturday afternoon and described the incident as a ‘callous attack’.
‘’ The
National Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola has mobilised maximum resources
to ensure these killers are found. The national commissioner has deployed a
dedicated team of detectives and forensic
experts which include crime scene managers from Pretoria to piece all
evidence together in a bid to apprehend these brutal criminals.’’
‘’We have full faith and confidence in the team
that has been deployed to crack this case and find these criminals. Either they
hand themselves over or we will fetch them ourselves,’’ added Mchunu.
Done By: Mitchum George
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