25 September 2018 1 Min Read
Eastern Cape police make arrest in Dutywa family murder case
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A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the brutal murders of a family who were found killed in Dutywa last week‚ said Eastern Cape police.
“The suspect was arrested on Sunday at Nqabane Village‚ Dutywa. [He] is due to appear before the Dutywa Magistrate’s Court‚” said Captain Jackson Manatha.
The triple murder occurred on Friday night.
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Manatha said community members had tipped them off about the murder of the 49-year-old father‚ his 40-year-old wife and their eight-year-old daughter in Nqabane Village.
“It looked like they were attacked with bush knives‚” Manatha said‚ adding that the motive for the attack was not immediately clear.