Three murders reported in less than 48 hours in Ermelo
The third was committed in Nyibe, where the body of a 34-year-old man was found in the street.
ERMELO – Three murder cases were recently reported to the local police.
The body of an 18-year-old man, with a stab wound on his side, was found in Nyibe on September 3 at about 05:00.
According to Captain Carla Prinsloo, the spokesperson for Ermelo police, the police followed up on information provided to them.
They later arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with the murder.
Highvelder sent media enquiries about his court date and awaits a response.
• Later the same day at about 23:15, the police were dispatched to Ermelo Provincial Hospital, where a 24-year-old man from Sun City had succumbed to his injuries.
“It is alleged that the man was stabbed at Themba’s Tavern,” Prinsloo said.
The police are investigating the matter.
• The third was committed in Nyibe on September 4, where the body of a 34-year-old man was found in the street.
According to Prinsloo it is alleged that the man assaulted someone in his house, and the suspects intervened.
“They assaulted the man with a baseball bat, dragged his body out of the house and left it in the street.
