A man died when he was shot and set alight, in Leondale, this morning, April 10.
ER24 paramedics arrived on scene to find SAPS members already present and the man’s body lying near the N3 off-ramp.
His clothes were still smouldering.
According to Russel Meiring, the emergency media and client liaison coordinator for ER24, evidence showed that the patient had sustained a bullet wound to his head before being set alight.
The exact cause of the incident is unknown and the relevant investigations are underway.
More details will follow once they become available.
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