GAUTENG. – The 14-year-old twins Bonolo and Bohlale Makena were stabbed to death on Friday in their house in Mamelodi-West, Tshwane. Merriam Makgopa Makena, the twins' mother, found their bodies in their bedroom after returning from work.
Col. Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, Gauteng police spokesperson, said police were called to the house on two October where they found the lifeless bodies of the twins with multiple stab wounds. No one has been arrested yet and the circumstances surrounding the murders are being investigated.
Daily Sun reported that three cellphones were allegedly stolen from the house. The publication also reported that police are following a lead. According to Nevhuhulwi, SABC News there were no signs of forced entry to the house, but she could not disclose further details about the investigation because it could compromise the inquiry.
Anyone with information that could assist police with the investigation is urged to come forward.
Sources: SAPD, Daily Sun, SABC News
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
