Police in the small town of Babanago in northern KwaZulu-Natal are investigating a case of double murder and house robbery.
According to police spokesperson Capt Nqobile Gwala, a 39-year-old man and 30-year-old woman sustained multiple gunshot wounds to their heads and bodies in what was suspected to be a botched house robbery.
"Ntokozo Sithole and Nhlanhla Sangweni were gunned down at a home in Babanago at about 6.15pm on Wednesday," said Gwala."Two cases of murder and a case of house robbery have been opened at the Babanago police station after a vehicle was also stolen from the premises," she said.
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