It was a deadly New Year’s Eve after four members of the same family were killed in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Police said suspected robbers broke into a house at the Mdweshule area in the Mehlomyama policing precinct, Port Shepstone, on Wednesday, 31 January and opened fire. Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Paul Magwaza said they are investigating a case of murder.
“It is alleged by the witness that four unknown males kicked open the door of the rondavel in which she was with her fiancé. Three of the males were carrying firearms, and one was carrying a bush knife.” Magwaza said the suspects demanded money, and when they were told that there was no money, they began firing shots at her 45-year-old fiancé. He died at the scene.
“The suspects then instructed her to show them other family members, which she did. When they got to the main house, they shot and killed a mother and her two daughters who were aged between 31 and 67-years-old. “The suspects then fled the scene, taking with them two cellphones,” Magwaza said.
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Earlier this week, three suspects were killed after they engaged the policein a shootout in KZN. The gun battle occurred in Newlands West on Tuesday, 30 December 2025. Magwaza said Newlands East officers responded to a complaint of business robbery at the Honeyrich area in Newlands West.
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