
The men are accused of murdering a woman and attempting to murder her daughter early on Saturday morning, July 13.
The two women were walking to the Compensation train station at around 5am. They were approached by five men armed with knives and a firearm. The men demanded money from their victims and took an unknown amount as well as a cellphone.
The men stabbed the women before they fled the scene. The victims were taken to hospital where the mother, aged 38, died from her injuries. The daughter was later discharged.
After an intensive investigation, the men were arrested and police recovered the cellphone stolen during the incident. They were charged with murder and theft. The men appeared in the Umhlali Periodical Court yesterday, August 20.