The Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) Tongaat Operations Centre received a call for assistance at approximately 06:56. RUSA Members were immediately dispatched and on arrival discovered one person on the road (picture 1). He was confirmed to have been stabbed and was declared deceased.
The body of the second victim was discovered in an informal area approximately 500 metres away (pictures 2 & 3). According to witnesses, the deceased was shot while consuming alcohol with a group of men. A female was also shot in her leg.
The motive for the murders was not immediately established.