{"id":213322,"date":"2019-07-29T16:04:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T14:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=213322"},"modified":"2019-07-29T16:08:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T14:08:34","slug":"breaking-news-man-woman-found-dead-mimosa-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/07\/29\/breaking-news-man-woman-found-dead-mimosa-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Man and woman found dead in Mimosa Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elsburg police have confirmed they have opened an inquest docket, following the death of a man (56) and woman (60).<\/p>\n<p>Police were called to Rautenbach Street, in\u00a0Mimosa Park, at 1.33pm today (Monday).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211983\/katlehong-couple-arrested-allegedly-in-possession-of-r22-000-worth-of-drugs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Katlehong couple arrested allegedly in possession of R22\u00a0000 worth of drugs<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWhen officers arrived on scene they found the man dead in the bedroom and the woman behind the door in the kitchen,\u201d said Const Daphney Phooko, communications officer for the Elsburg police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth were found in a pool of blood and a knife was recovered from the scene.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cParamedics on the scene alleged that the incident may have\u00a0taken place over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not yet clear if this is a murder-suicide or double murder.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211799\/suspect-killed-during-shoot-out-with-police\/\" target=\"_blank\">Suspect killed during shoot-out with police<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>It is reported that the gardener called police after seeing blood that had seeped out from under the kitchen door.<\/p>\n<p>More details to follow as they become available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" 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