Cape Town – The Limpopo police in Mokwakwaila, outside Tzaneen, have opened a murder case and an inquest docket following the tragic death of a couple in a romantic relationship in Tlhotlhokwe village.
The police responded to a report of two lifeless bodies found in the bushes.
“Upon arrival, they discovered a body of female person lying on the ground having open wounds on the forehead and also bleeding on the ears and nose. They also discovery a dead body of a male person hanging on the tree.
“It is alleged that when the son of the male deceased person realised that his father is not coming back home, he went to look for him in the nearby bushes. He discovered the lifeless bodies of his father and the fiancée, and then he reported it to the police,” Limpopo police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said.
The deceased have been identified as Pulane Moremi and 70-year-old Gilbert Rabothata.
It is suspected that domestic violence may be involved in their deaths.
The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident, and the provincial commissioner of police, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has condemned the incident, urging community members to seek professional assistance for personal problems to prevent such tragedies.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
