Two Ekangala men found dead in Kromdraai, Mpumalanga
The bodies were found eight days after their disappearance in a shallow grave in a farming area known as Kromdraai, about 80 km away from where they were last seen.
The bodies of two men, who were kidnapped in Ekangala near Bronkhorstspruit, have been discovered in Mpumalanga.
The pair are believed to have been kidnapped on February 8, by five people who accused them of breaking into a house and stealing a television set.
Police discovered the bodies eight days after their disappearance in a shallow grave in a farming area known as Kromdraai, about 80km away from where they were last seen.
Police spokesperson Captain Augustine said the five, believed to be behind the murder, were arrested after they were traced in KwaZulu-Natal in the Pongolo district.
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“People who witnessed the incident reported it to the police after seeing the two being loaded into a Quantum vehicle,” she said.
“A preliminary investigation led to the arrests of the five suspects in KwaZulu-Natal on February 20.
“Ekangala police, with the assistance of Pongola SAPS, arrested the three women (aged 26, 35 and 38) as well as two men (aged 37 and 42) for kidnapping and murder.
“The two victims have since been identified by their family members.”
The suspects appeared in Ekangala magistrate’s court on Friday where they faced charges of kidnapping and murder.
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