A forty three (43) year old man (picture 1/2) has been arrested after bludgeoning his elderly parents to death in Ndwedwe - Kwazulu Natal this afternoon.
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received the call for assistance from a local councillor at 13:26 (Tuesday) seeking immediate assistance after receiving information that and elderly couple where murdered in their home hours earlier & their son prevented nieghbours from providing assistance, remaining at the door of the home armed with a knife.
Reaction Officers & Paramedics were despatched to the Thafamasi Area in Ndwedwe - KZN approx. 33 kilometer from the RUSA Headquarters to provide the urgent medical assistance need to save the couple that was bleeding profusely.
Reaction Officers met with Police Officers from Ndwedwe SAPS in the area and continued the search for the home. The scene was located & the son was arrested before Officers entered a rondavale and found both occupants lying in a pool of blood.
Paramedics declared Phumzile Rachel Ngcobo (74) and Mziwamandla Ngcobo (79) deceased. They suffered multiple stab wounds and their faces were bludgeoned. A knife and logs/firewood used in the murder were recovered in the rondavel. The son was restrained and treated for self-inflicted stab wounds after he attempted to take his own life. It could not be confirmed if he suffers from mental health issues
Sensitive BodyCam Footage & images of the scene are being withheld.