A Mpumalanga police officer, identified in reports as Wandile Nkosi, and his girlfriend, Silingene Motha, have been found shot dead in Mbombela following an outing together, in what is being investigated as a suspected murder-suicide.
According to a report by MDN News, the couple attended the Hello Summer event in Mbombela over the weekend before returning in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Family members reportedly said the pair first passed by Motha’s home before continuing to Nkosi’s residence.
They were later discovered dead at the property.
Motha was reportedly found seated in the passenger seat of a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds to her upper body, while Nkosi was found beside the vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head.
Preliminary information reportedly suggests that Nkosi shot Motha before turning the firearm on himself. However, the exact circumstances surrounding their deaths remain subject to police investigation.
Police have confirmed that an investigation is under way, according to the report. Further details about the incident, including the events leading up to the shootings, have not yet been established publicly.
The investigation is expected to determine what happened before the couple were found dead.
