A 43 year old man was bludgeoned to death during a home invasion in Ntapuka, Ndwedwe - KZN.
Residents in the area contacted Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) for assistance at approximately 07:34 this morning (Friday). Reaction Officers & RUSA Paramedics were immediately dispatched and on arrival, discovered the deceased lying in a pool of blood. He was naked in a prone position in his living room. He sustained blunt force trauma to his head and face. Rigor Mortis was also present.
Neighbours informed Reaction Officers that the incident occurred at approximately 23:00 last night (Thursday). They contacted RUSA for assistance eight hours (
later after Police failed to arrive.
Officers were further informed that six (6) suspects armed with firearms & knives in two (2) vehicles terrorised the community last night. They initially proceeded to the residence of a 65 year old man who also operates a tuck shop from the property. They demanded cash and stabbed him in the chest. A neighbour investigating his calls for assistance was unaware of a robbery in progress. She fled back to her home, but was pursued by the suspects.
The robbers pursued and caught up to her as she entered her house. They pistol whipped & assaulted her husband when he came to her assistance. They informed the female to mind her own business and not to get involved in their affairs.
The suspects thereafter proceeded to the deceased’s residence where they broke the windows and gained entry into the house(picture 7). It is believed that they bludgeoned him to death before fleeing with valuables from the house. The 65 year old who was stabbed in the chest and the male who was pistol whipped had been expedited privately to a medical facility.
The elderly male was later transferred to a specialist hospital due to the extent of his injury.
