The 42-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his 22-year-old former girlfriend and 49-year-old wife in Ngobozana has been found dead in Gqathula, approximately 10km from Lusikisiki.
“Preliminary reports suggest he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, though police are conducting an investigation,” police said.
The suspect allegedly committed the double murder between 1am and 2am on Tuesday before fleeing in the family vehicle, which was later found abandoned.
An intensive search ensued, and community members in Gqathula alerted authorities after finding a man’s body in an open field with a 9mm pistol nearby. “The deceased was identified as the suspect in the Ngobozana murders,” the police added.
Lusikisiki police have opened an inquest docket to determine the circumstances surrounding his death.