WESTERN CAPE. – Jacques Umans (66) and Marlene Umans (68) were found dead with gunshot wounds in Bavajantjiestraat, Jacobsbaai, on Monday afternoon.
Sgt Wesley Twigg, police spokesperson, tells Nuusflits that Saldanhabaai police have registered a murder investigation and an inquest after police officials arrived at the scene on 31 August shortly before 16:00. The couple were found with gunshot wounds to the head and face, according to police. The circumstances of their deaths are being investigated.
Anyone with information about the incident can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the MySAPS application to provide information anonymously.
According to Weslander the couple were due to appear in court on Monday and were facing fraud charges of approximately R7 million.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.