KRAAI FOR HELP

Three double murders during bloody night in streets of Kraaifontein

- BY MANDILAKHE TSHWETE

"EVERY day we step on blood in Kraaifontein," lamented Mawethu Sisila, chairperson of the Kraaifontein Community Policing Forum (CPF) after three brutal double murders on Tuesday night

In less than two hours, six people — four women and two men - were murdered in three separate incidents, underscoring the urgent need for action against the escalating crime in the area. Western Cape police spokesperson Wesley Twigg confirmed that investigators are probing the motive behind the attacks.

He said: “Kraaifontein police are investigating three double murders in separate shooting incidents on Tuesday.”

The first attack occurred at around 9.50pm, when two men aged 20 and 22 were gunned down at the corner of 9th Avenue and Verster Street, Eikendal.

Motives

Twigg reported: “Both victims were declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel.