A gruesome double murder in the Drakensberg mountains has sent shock waves throughout KZN.
Two people were slain near the border between South Africa and Lesotho, and their bodies were found on Monday, February 15.
“On February 11, three males left their homesteads and travelled to the Drakensberg mountains to look for their cattle that were allegedly stolen by unknown thieves.
Days passed without the three men arriving back home; that is when their relatives decided to look for them.
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On Monday this past week (February 15), two bodies were found. The third man is still missing,” said police spokesperson Captain Bongani Nyathi.
Captain Nyathi added that the deceased were stoned to death and their bodies were found in a river a few kilometres from the Lesotho border.
The bodies were transported to the Estcourt government mortuary and Ntabamhlope police are investigating two cases of murder.
Brigadier Kunene, who is the Uthukela Acting District Commissioner, led the team that went in search of the three males, along with the Ladysmith K9 Unit and SANDF.
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