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- The family of an Eastern Cape woman is devastated after the woman and her five children were shot and killed.
- The mother and her children were found massacred earlier this week.
- No arrests have been made and the husband of the murdered woman is missing.
The family of an Eastern Cape mother, who was found murdered along with her five children, says her ordeal “hurts a lot.”
“This hurts a lot. In this house we live on money from a social grant. Our children are unemployed. I don’t even have food to give to the people who mourn with us,” relative Nolungile Skhundwana told SABC on Thursday.
His 42-year-old daughter and five grandchildren were found massacred at their home in the village of Kwaaiman, near Mqanduli, on Tuesday night.
The youngest of the children was only six months old.
Eastern Cape Police believe the weapon used during the incident was an ax.
Skhundwana said the killer took the children’s Sassa (SA Social Security Agency) cards and cut off their birth certificates and IDs.
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The 42-year-old mother’s husband is said to be missing.
“The preliminary investigation indicated that the police were called after neighbors discovered that something bad had happened in the house of the deceased family. Upon arrival at the place of [the] crime and how did they start with [the] In the investigation, the police found six people killed, including children, “said police spokesman Brigadier Thembinkosi Kinana in a previous News24 report.
“No arrests have been made at this stage. The 42-year-old mother’s husband, who is of Zimbabwean origin, is alleged to have disappeared. The police believe that he can assist in the investigations of the case,” he added.
A neighbor told the public broadcaster: “What happened here has never happened before. We are so hurt. How are we going to pay for six coffins because this family is very poor,” said Nomakwene Nobhokisi.
Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga, who described the incident as devastating, ordered the activation of a 72-hour plan to ensure that all resources were available to ensure swift arrests and completion of the investigation.
– Compiled by Canny Maphanga
