SAPS find grisly scene at burned down house
"The police commenced with initial investigations at the scene and made the gruesome discovery of the two bodies. The woman's body was found inside the shack and the charred remains of her husband inside the gutted five-roomed house," said Ngoepe.
BURGERSFORT – The charred remains of a 62-year-old man and the hacked body of his 57-year-old wife were discovered at Ga Mahlokwane Village on Wednesday. The villagers were shocked to see an inferno and heard the cries of children at about 05:00.
Limpopo SAPS’ spokesman,Col Moatshe Ngoepe, said the SAPS were called by community members from the village after they had been alarmed by the hysterical screams of children at a house on fire.
“They responded swiftly together with the fire brigade and emergency medical services. Upon arrival, the house was already engulfed in flames and the couple’s motor vehicle, a Nissan bakkie, was totally burned out.
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“The police commenced with initial investigations at the scene and made the gruesome discovery of the two bodies. The woman’s body was found inside the shack and the charred remains of her husband inside the gutted five-roomed house,” said Ngoepe.
During further investigations, the police found a bloodstained axe (the murder weapon) next to the woman’s body. A bottle containing the remnants of a flammable substance was also discovered in the vicinity. Ngoepe said the police are investigating the possibility that the man allegedly chopped his wife to death, torched their vehicle and thereafter allegedly doused himself with a flammable substance in the house and set himself alight.
The deceased have been identified as Phillip Mafalo and Magdeline Mpana Mahlokwane.
“It is not yet known what led to this grisly incident, but domestic violence cannot be ruled out. Cases of murder, arson and malicious damage to property have been opened and police investigations are underway.”
