VANDERBIJLPARK. – Residents of Vanderbijlpark are still reeling with shock after a double murder took place on Saturday. Two students of the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) were found dead at their commune. The brutal double murder is still an eerie a mystery.
The two girls, both in their early 20’s, were strangled and shot in the head. Black cloth was shoved in their mouths. Preliminary police investigations indicate that certain items were stolen and laptops and cell phones of both the deceased were missing. What police find puzzling is that there was no forced entry.
The commune’s gates were locked and no-one heard anything. Police spokesperson Sergeant Gertrude Makhale says a double murder case has been opened. “We found these girls in their night dresses – one on the floor with blood spilling from her head and the other on a bed. They had both been shot in the head. “The suspect or suspects ‘worked’ as cleanly as possible.
The scene was spotless. The security doors were locked. Strangely, no one heard anything.” Neither the landlord nor the caretaker was available for media questions. Sedibeng Ster investigated and found that the murdered girls lived in a Christian student home and were said to attend a particular church. No-one from the commune wanted to talk to the media.
Two other girls said anonymously that they feared for their lives as nothing like this has ever happened in their area before. A neighbour and also a landlord unknown to Sedibeng Ster said they were stunned by the incident: “I still don’t believe what happened here. I’m still shocked by the way these girls were killed. In my business the safety of these children is paramount. They depend on us for safety and it’s the responsibility of landlords to protect them.”
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