Suspects arrested for double murder include police officers

 Two police officers are among the individuals detained at Port Shepstone on murder, abduction, and other offences.

Location: KwaZulu-Natal

Five suspects, including two police officials, were set to appear in Port Shepstone Magistrates Court in connection with the murder of two men who went missing in February 2022 at Msinsini Police Station.

The suspects, aged 38 to 47, were detained in the Marburg area of Port Shepstone on Tuesday, 13 December, for murder, abduction, defeating the purposes of justice, and attempted murder.

POLICE OFFICERS TO APPEAR IN COURT

Two guys were reported missing at Msinsini police station in February of this year, according to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks).

A missing person docket was opened, and an investigation was launched. On February 28, 2022, a decomposing body was discovered in the Msinsini region and positively identified as one of the missing people.

The inquiry proceeded, and in September 2022, the skeletal remains of another missing individual were discovered in the same area.

Hawks raided the homes of illegal mining kingpins earlier this year. Image: Twitter/@SAPoliceService.

Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo, a Hawks spokeswoman in KwaZulu-Natal, said DNA samples were taken and forwarded to the Forensic Science Laboratory for examination.

"It is said that the badly beaten victims were murdered and their bodies were thrown in the bushes. "The five suspects are scheduled to appear in Port Shepstone Magistrates Court today, and additional arrests are likely," he added.