Eastern Cape police said a third victim, who had also been shot, was found inside a room they had booked at the hotel. (Gallo Images)
A 30-year-old municipal law enforcement officer in the
Eastern Cape has been arrested for murder and attempted murder after the
discovery of two bodies in a car in Quigney, East London, and a wounded person
in a nearby hotel room.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa,
said officers were alerted to the bodies, which were found in a Nissan Almera
parked next to a hotel in the area.
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One body was in the front passenger seat and the other in
the driver’s seat. Both had bullet wounds.
A third person was found inside a room at the hotel. The
person had been wounded and was rushed to hospital.
“The suspect responsible for the incident was not
found at the scene,” Mawisa added.
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However, later that day, a municipal law enforcement
officer arrived at the East London police station to report a fraud case and
provided details about the incident in Quigney.
“Police got suspicious and investigated further, and
the suspect was immediately placed on the crime scene and arrested,”
Mawisa said.
He is expected to appear in the East London Magistrate’s
Court on Monday, on two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
Iavan Pijoos
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