The police in Polokwane say domestic violence cannot be ruled out following the death of two doctors yesterday.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo says a female doctor (32) attached to the Pietersburg Provincial Hospital was shot dead by her husband (35) who then turned the gun on himself.

The man was a doctor attached to the Donald Frazer Hospital in Thohoyandou.

“The bodies of the deceased were found at the Thornhill Village Estate by a family member who arrived from Vhembe on Monday afternoon. The police were then called,” his statement explains.

Mojapelo says preliminary investigations revealed the couple had a fight earlier in the day and the woman was shot later the afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Dr Tshimangadzo Muofhe and her husband Dr Mainfred Shikwambane.

In February, another murder-suicide incident claimed the lives of two Limpopo paramedics.

The couple, who were found dead in Bochum, were attached to the Helena Franz Emergency Medical Services.

The Limpopo police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Thembi Hadebe, urged people who experience domestic challenges to seek assistance and resolve their issues instead of resorting to taking lives.