Two 18-year-olds and one 13-year-old boy are in police custody after the alleged murder of 23-year-old Mozambican national, Leonardo Joao Magombe in Ext. 11 at about 20:00 on Sunday night.
According to the Ikageng SAPS spokesperson, Const. Kelebogile Trom, Leonardo was found in a pool of blood with a stab wound to his chest and five more open wounds on his back. The motive for the killing is still unknown at this stage.
She says a community member called the police to the scene on the corner of Tambo and Setsi streets. They arrived to find the deceased covered with a blanket. He was identified by his sister who was standing in the crowd. ‘He was lying in a supine position and his T-shirt was drenched in blood. He was wearing a pair of blue jeans and flip flops. After being inspected for stab wounds, the body was handed over to the forensic services,’ she stated.
