Central SA
Couple shot dead next to Free State road─── HEIDRÈ MALGAS 15:45 Fri, 08 Jul 2022
A couple was shot dead and was left next to the R64 road between Dealesville and Boshoff.
According to police spokesperson Sinah Mpakane, the police received information of a shooting incident between 15:00 and 16:00 on Thursday.
“On arrival they found a White Triber sedan parked on the side of the road. The car was travelling from Dealesville to Boshoff,” Mpakane said.
Mpakane further added that the two people were found dead and were later identified as Lucas Maleme and his wife Lyntjie Maleme. The male victim was lying next to the car with a gun shot wound to the head and the woman was still in a sitting position in the car.
“The car was still idling when the police arrived on the scene and the car was not damaged. The victims were the owners of Kgakgamatso Mortuary,” Mpakane added.
No one has been arrested and the motive of the killing is unknown at this stage.
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