By Kopano Dibakwane
The police are investigating two cases of murder which took place in separate areas within Bushbuckridge.
The first incident involves the burnt body of a woman that was discovered in the bushes at Mphenyatsatsi, on Sunday 9 June.
Mpumalanga police spokesperson,Colonel Donald Mdhluli, said the deceased woman was reportedly staying alone and the neighbours contacted her family after she was not seen around the area for two days.
“ Several attempts by the family to locate her were unsuccessful and the matter was reported to the Bushbuckridge SAPS(South African Police Service) whereby a missing person’s file was opened on Saturday, 8 June 2024. Sadly, her body was found the next day and a case of murder was opened,” said Mdhluli.
In the second incident, Mdhluli said a man’s lifeless body was discovered with gunshot wounds in Chochocho(Dingledale Trust) near Thulamahashe, which is the jurisdiction of Mhala policing precinct.
Mdhluli said that the motive for the killing, in both cases, is not yet known and no arrests have been made so far.
