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Madeira police are investigating two cases of murder after
\ntwo men were shot dead while driving in Mthatha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the information, on March 26 at around 21:50,
\npolice responded to a shooting complaint at Hughes Street where a VW Amarok
\nbakkie was found crashed against the wall of a shop near Nelson Mandela
\nDrive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUpon closer inspection of the vehicle police noticed that
\nit was riddled with bullet holes. Two men between the ages of 45-48 were found lying in the passenger and driver\u2019s seats with several gunshot
\nwounds,\u201d says police spokesperson Sergeant Kaya Matola-Mvanyashe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No arrests have been made in relation to the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an unrelated incident, Lusikisiki police are
\ninvestigating a case of rape after a 24-year-old woman was allegedly raped by
\nher ex-boyfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAccording to the information the victim boarded a car from
\nher place around Lusikisiki to visit her boyfriend. After she was dropped, she
\nnoticed a Toyota Quantum which was stationery, and the driver of the Quantum
\nwas her ex-boyfriend. He asked the victim as to where she was going where after
\nthe ex-boyfriend forcefully instructed the victim that he accompany her to her
\ncurrent boyfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen she refused, her ex-boyfriend forced the victim into
\nhis vehicle and drove to a homestead at Sandlulube locality. It is alleged that
\nhe instructed the victim to get inside his room and forcefully raped her. He
\nthen took her and dropped her next to the homestead of her boyfriend,\u201d Sergeant
\nMatola-Mvanyashe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matola-Mvanyashe said the suspect is known and an arrest was
\nimminent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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