The Calucutta police in Bushbuckridge are investigating an arson case after a couple, Nini Banda and Ernest Sithole, had burnt to death in their home in Oakley near Mkhuhlu. The house was set ablaze on Wednesday February 1.
According to the neighbours, the mother managed to save her one child by throwing her out of the window before the house was engulfed in flames.
Their older child was reported to be at school during the devastating ordeal.
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The neighbours also alleged that the couple had had an altercation the day before their own demise.
Calcutta SAPS spokesperson, Constable Siphiwe Zitha, said the police have probed an investigation on the cause of the blaze that led to the death of the couple.
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“An arson case has been opened and an investigation has ensued. The couple have not been identified yet,” Zitha said.
