Villiersdorp police are investigating four separate murder cases following a violent Sunday that saw three stabbing incidents and one shooting across the town on 8 February.
The deadly 24-hour period began just after midnight when police responded to a stabbing complaint in Buitenkant Street at approximately 00:30. Officers discovered an adult male victim who had sustained a fatal stab wound to his ear. Medical personnel declared him deceased at the scene.
Seven hours later, at 07:08, police attended to another stabbing incident on a local farm. An adult female victim was transported to a medical facility for treatment but succumbed to her injuries. A 39-year-old male suspect was arrested in connection with this murder and will appear in the Caledon Magistrates’ Court once charged.
The violence continued into the afternoon when police responded to West Side at approximately 12:00, where they found a 28-year-old male who had sustained multiple stab wounds to his body. He was declared dead on the scene by medical personnel. The final incident occurred in Serruria Street at about 15:30, when police responded to reports of a shooting. Officers discovered a 39-year-old male victim who had sustained fatal gunshot wounds to his body. Medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.
According to Sgt Wesley Twigg, Media Liaison Officer of the Western Cape, the circumstances surrounding three of the four incidents remain under investigation, with no arrests made in connection with the first, third and fourth murders.
Police have not yet established motives for any of the attacks. “The spike in violent crime has shocked the small Overberg town,” Twigg said, “with police appealing for anyone with information about these incidents to come forward to assist with investigations.”
Anyone with any information about these incident can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the mobile application MySAPS anonymously.
