Policeman shoots wife, brother-in-law dead before turning gun on himself

An East London community is reeling after a shocking multiple murder and suicide, DispatchLive has reported.

Constable Sivuyile Mbaduli reportedly seemed calm and was laughing before the incident took place, according to 28-year-old Anele Gomba, the last person to speak to him before the incident.

The killings are believed to have been as a result of a marital dispute. They took place in the Nompumelelo formal settlement in Beacon Bay, East London.

The constable had six children, who will now grow up without a father. Four of them were with his late wife and are now orphaned.

Mqala said shots were then fired in the home.

“When [Cweba] entered the shack after he heard the gunshots, he met up with the policeman, who shot him, killing him instantly. It’s believed that, after shooting the brother-in-law, the constable turned the gun on himself,” she continued.

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According to Gomba, the constable gave her R100 and told her to buy him cigarettes, only for her to return to warnings from her mother that gunshots had been heard.