Bodies of three men were found in Green Park informal settlement near Mfuleni on Monday morning. Photo by Misheck Makora
RESIDENTS of Green Park informal settlement near Mfuleni are living in fear.
This after three men were found murdered in the kasi. The shocking discovery was made on Monday morning, 11 May 2026. Abahlali said they woke up to find the bodies of three men lying near shacks.
No one knows who killed them or what led to the brutal attack. A community leader told Daily Sun residents were left shaken. He said one resident made the grim discovery after strong winds damaged his shack.
“Part of a resident’s shack was blown away by wind, so he woke up and rushed to fetch some of the zinc so he can put it back. To his shock, he stumbled on a body next to his shack. He then called other residents to the scene. We then realised that there are two other dead people scattered in the area,” said the community leader.
Residents said the victims are known in the area and were quickly identified by family members. Some of the bodies had visible injuries. One man had wounds that looked like stab marks on his face.
Another had wounds on his back. The gruesome scene left many people too scared to talk. Some said they heard shouting during the early hours of the morning but thought it was just another fight in the kasi.
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Western Cape police spokesman Colonel Andre Traut confirmed the incident. “Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit detectives are investigating a triple murder after the bodies of three men were discovered in Green Park informal settlement in Mfuleni on Monday morning, 11 May 2026,” said Traut.
He said cops responded to a complaint at about 11am and found the victims lying close to each other in front of a shack. The men were aged 21, 23 and 32.
“They had multiple injuries linked to assault and stabbing. According to information gathered at the scene, residents reportedly heard shouting during the early hours of the morning, but the bodies were only discovered later in the day,” he said.
Traut said the motive for the killings is still unknown. No arrests have been made.
Cops are urging anyone with information to come forward.
Misheck Makora
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