Two dead, one injured in Masoyi
Masoyi has been rocked by three violent attacks, resulting in two murders and one attempted murder.
The Masoyi community outside Hazyview is reeling after three men were attacked in separate incidents within the past 24 hours.
In the latest case, a man was found dead with stabbed wounds to his chest in a yard near the Masoyi Police Station this afternoon, August 24, just after 16:00. He has not yet been identified, and police suspect he may have been killed elsewhere before his body was dumped there.
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Earlier today, around midday, a 74-year-old man was shot dead in his home, where police recovered about ten spent cartridges.
In another incident shortly after midnight, a man was shot and wounded at a local tavern and later hospitalised.
The Mpumalanga police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane, confirmed all three incidents.
We are investigating two cases of murder and one of attempted murder,” said Ndubane.
She urged anyone with information to come forward.
Police investigations are ongoing.
