MTHATHA- Police have launched an intensive investigation after a village headman and his elderly mother were gunned down during an armed attack at their homestead in the Eastern Cape.

According to a media statement issued by the Office of the Provincial Commissioner: Eastern Cape, two unidentified armed suspects stormed the homestead in Komkhulu locality, Konkwana administrative area, near Willowvale, at approximately 18:45 on Tuesday night, 13 October.

The suspects reportedly held five occupants at gunpoint and demanded cash and a firearm before opening fire. The 44-year-old headman and his 70-year-old mother were fatally wounded in the shooting. The headman’s wife and two other occupants were not harmed.

The attackers fled the scene.

Police have since deployed an experienced detective team from the Provincial Serious Violent Crime Investigation (SVCI) unit and opened two counts of murder.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is urged to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111. Information can also be submitted anonymously through the My SAPS app.

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