A swift joint operation led by the Nelson Mandela Bay District Detective Intervention Task Team and SAPS Operation Bamba has resulted in the arrest of four suspects linked to a brutal double murder in Sakhasonke Village, Walmer location.
The incident occurred on Thursday night, 01 May 2025, at around 20:30, when SAPS Walmer officers responded to reports of gunfire. Upon arrival, they discovered the lifeless bodies of two women, aged 40 and 19, both with multiple gunshot wounds.
As detectives processed the crime scene, crucial leads prompted the task team and Operation Bamba members to expand their search to local hospitals. At Dora Nginza Hospital, they arrested a suspect receiving treatment for a leg injury, which was later connected to the Walmer murders.
Further investigations led the members to a residence in Greenshields Park, where three more suspects were arrested. During the operation, police confiscated a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun and a box of 9mm ammunition.
The motive behind the killings remains under investigation. The suspects, aged between 28 and 46, are facing charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. They are set to appear in the Gqeberha Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 05 May 2025.
