{"id":46437,"date":"2023-09-19T16:25:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T14:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/two-people-including-traffic-official-found-dead-in-a-homestead-20230919\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T07:50:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:50:43","slug":"two-people-including-traffic-official-found-dead-in-a-homestead-20230919","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/two-people-including-traffic-official-found-dead-in-a-homestead-20230919\/","title":{"rendered":"Two people including traffic official found dead in a homestead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac527\" data-offset-key=\"9d76p-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9d76p-0-0\">\n<p>Police are investigating an inquest docket after a man\u2019s body, who also happens to be a traffic officer (40) from King Sabatha Local Municipality in Mthatha, and a woman (30) were found in Sibanye Extension, Mpindweni locality in Mthatha yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The Express cannot mention their names, as their next of kin has not yet been notified.<\/p>\n<p>Police spokesperson Colonel Priscilla Naidu said it is alleged that when the deceased failed to report for work, a colleague went to his homestead and found the two dead.<\/p>\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac527\" data-offset-key=\"2cgtl-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2cgtl-0-0\">\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac527\" data-offset-key=\"44kio-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"44kio-0-0\">\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac527\" data-offset-key=\"2u6b7-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2u6b7-0-0\">\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac527\" data-offset-key=\"d71ld-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"d71ld-0-0\">\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac527\" data-offset-key=\"f7plh-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"f7plh-0-0\">\n<div 'helvetica=\"\" arial;font-size:16px;white-space-collapse:preserve;background-color:#fcfcfb;\"=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac527\" data-offset-key=\"cpnlg-0-0\" helvetica,=\"\" neue',=\"\" pro',=\"\" sans=\"\" source=\"\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"cpnlg-0-0\">\n<p>\u201cThe house was locked; the cause of death is unknown, and a post-mortem will be done to determine such. 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