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Husband killed by robbers who removed shack’s roof

Robbers enter through roof to rob and kill husband.

A man was shot to death during a home robbery at Xubeni Section on October 23.

Tembisa SAPS Constable Patricia Mgijima said it is alleged that the complainant was sleeping with her husband in their shack at about 2.26am. Suddenly they heard someone removing the corrugated zinc roof and three suspects entered the room.

“The suspects were all armed with firearms. The complainant’s husband tried to fight them, but he was shot in the chest.

He died on the scene. The suspects managed to take a bag full of clothes, an Alcatel cellphone and a Samsung tablet,” said Mgijima.

SAPS is investigating a case of house robbery and murder.

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