GQEBERHA – A 65-year-old man has been stabbed to death during an early morning house robbery in Newton Park on Thursday, 30 October.
According to police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg the incident occurred at approximately 02:20 in Mangold Street when four suspects broke into the property whilst the victim and his female partner were asleep.
“SAPS Mount Road responded to a complaint of a house robbery in Mangold Street, Newton Park. On arrival, they found the victim, who reported that she and her life partner were asleep when she heard a loud noise,” said Van Rensburg.
“In the passage, she was confronted by the four intruders who restrained her with cable ties, covered her head with a pillowcase and gagged her before ransacking the house and fleeing with a laptop and her partner’s vehicle Nissan Juke.”
After freeing herself, the victim discovered that her 65-year-old life partner was unresponsive and had been stabbed to death.
The stolen Nissan Juke was later recovered by police in the Central area of Gqeberha.
“Police investigations are continuing and leads are being followed up,” Janse Van Rensburg added. “The name of the deceased will be released on completion of a formal identification process.”
Anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of the suspects is urged to contact Mount Road SAPS Detective Constable Israel Matiwane on 074 375 8722.
Information may also be shared anonymously via Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
