MOUNT FLETCHER – Mount Fletcher detectives arrested an 18-year-old suspect just hours after the murder of two family members.
It is alleged that just after 14:00 on the 09 February 2022, SAPS Mount Fletcher members responded to a call of two female bodies found murdered at a house at Jojweni. It is alleged that the complainant found them after he left for town at about 06:00 earlier that morning on his arrival back from town.
The deceased Sandiswa Dasheka (19) was the complainant’s niece. She was lying in front of the door in a pool of blood with multiple wounds on her body. The second victim, Nomaza Mevani was lying behind the house also in a pool of blood with multiple wounds on her upper body. She was the wife of the complainant and stepmother of the suspect.
It was also determined that the cell phones belonging to both deceased were stolen.
After an intensive investigation by the detectives, the 18 year teenager was arrested and stolen items were found in his possession as well as other exhibits.
The investigation still continues at this stage.
The Acting District Commissioner Brig Rudolph Adolph commended the detectives on the swift reaction and successful arrest of the suspect.
Source: South African Police Service