Eastern Cape man 'shoots dead former girlfriend and wife' before fleeing
'T he suspect first shot his ex-girlfriend at a tavern in Chithwayo before proceeding to his home in Unity Park where he allegedly shot his wife, 49, while she was asleep,' police spokesperson Brig Nobuntu Gantana said.
The suspect then fled in the family vehicle which was discovered abandoned by the police.
The motive for the killings is unknown.
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