Tragic murder in Morningside: Elderly man found stabbed to death in his home
After receiving a call from a concerned neighbour on Sunday morning, Marshall Security team members were horrified to find an elderly man stabbed to death in his Morningside apartment. The murder suspect was arrested a few hours later on the same day.
TEAM members from the local security company, Marshall Security, were in utter shock when they discovered that a gruesome crime had occurred in a Morningside apartment on Sunday. An elderly man who had been stabbed multiple times was found dead in the lounge of the Morningside apartment. To make matters even worse, the security team found the devastated family members of the deceased in the apartment.
Marshall Security spokesperson Tyron Powell said the security company’s Emergency Dispatch Centre received an urgent call from a concerned client on Lambert Road in the Morningside area reporting the alarming sight of multiple blood splatters on the exterior door and handle of one of the apartments. Powell says the client reported that the occupant inside the apartment was unresponsive, and they feared that a murder had occurred.
Powell said the man was deceased when the team arrived. “Upon gaining entry to the apartment, our team was met with a gruesome sight: an elderly male, suffering from multiple stab wounds, was found in the lounge area in a tragic state, exhibiting no signs of life,” said Powell.
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The relevant authorities were immediately called as the security team went through the apartment. Powell said family members of the deceased were at the apartment but were unable to call for help because they all suffer from physical and mental disabilities.
“A further examination of the apartment revealed family members who, due to severe ailments, physical incapacity and mental challenges, were incapable of calling for help. These individuals were in a state of profound shock and trauma. Trauma counsellors were informed to provide the much-needed support to these individuals, and the murder scene was then cordoned off for further processing by Berea SAPS,” said Powell.
Later that day, at 17:00, new information emerged regarding the suspect wanted in connection with the murder. “It was revealed that the suspect had a personal connection to the deceased and had been living with the family, who were trying to help him overcome his drug addiction.”
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The authorities tracked the suspect down to a drug house in Morningside.
“Acting on additional information about the suspect’s potential whereabouts, members of our Special Operations Team, working together with the Berea SAPS Crime Prevention Unit, Berea SAPS Reservists, Durban K9 Unit, Metro Police K9 Unit and other private security companies, operationalised and descended to a well-known drug house on Harvey Road in the Morningside area. The operation resulted in the successful apprehension of the wanted suspect, and items belonging to the deceased were recovered during the arrest,” said Powell.
Powell says the suspect has since been transported to Berea SAPS for further investigation and processing.
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