The parents of a 10-year-old boy were shot and killed near the intersection of the R28 and the N12 in Westonaria on the night of Friday,19 August, according to the Randfontein Police.
It is alleged the boy and his parents were hitch-hiking from the East Rand to Potchefstroom for the weekend. They were dropped off at the intersection and while waiting for another lift, a vehicle allegedly pulled up to them. It is said that two men approached them and forced them into the bushes.
The boy was then allegedly told to lie on the ground with his head down. He claimed to have heard gunshots in the distance. It is said that when it became quiet, he walked back to the N12. A motorist apparently found the child there, with blood on his clothes, and took him to the Westonaria Police station. He was eventually left in the care of relatives in Potchefstroom.
“The police officers worked through the night to follow-up on the information they had received,” said Captain Appel Ernst, spokesperson for the West Rand Cluster police.
“At daybreak on the following day, the bodies of his parents were discovered in the bushes across the road from where the boy indicated the incident had occurred.”
The provincial investigative team is following up on the incident. Colonel Selvan Moonsammy, Westonaria Police’s station commander, expressed his shock and dismay at these senseless murders and said that the intersection is patrolled regularly after a spate of robberies were reported in the area.
“No stone will be left unturned in this investigation,” Colonel Moonsammy said.
He urges anyone who might be able to shed light on the incident to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 immediately.
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