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By Arisja Misselhorn

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Man allegedly shoots wife and baby girl, 1, before killing himself in Mpumalanga

Police are investigating the alleged murder-suicide in Evander.


A family of three was found dead in their apartment at Leopard Tree Place complex on Arkasia Road, in Evander, Mpumalanga, this morning, May 3, Ridge Times reports.

According to the police, it appears to have been a murder-suicide, during which the man shot his wife and baby daughter before turning the gun on himself during the early hours of this morning.

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The little girl was about a year old.

Capt Heintjie Alberts and Constable Wiseman Mbembe were the first to enter the flat. The police’s forensic team is on the scene.

No other information is available yet, and the victims’ identities have yet to be revealed.

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