{"id":213448,"date":"2019-08-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/213448\/update-elsburg-police-investigate-double-murder-in-mimosa-park\/"},"modified":"2019-07-31T15:59:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T13:59:53","slug":"update-elsburg-police-investigate-double-murder-in-mimosa-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/08\/01\/update-elsburg-police-investigate-double-murder-in-mimosa-park\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Elsburg police investigate double murder in Mimosa Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Elsburg police have confirmed they are investigating a double murder case in Mimosa Park.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the discovery of two dead bodies in a house in Rautenbach Street on Monday.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The gardener of the residence called the police after seeing blood that had seeped out from under the kitchen door.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon arrival, police officers found the body of a man, aged 56, lying in a pool of blood in one of the bedrooms, and the body of a woman, aged 60, lying behind the kitchen door,\u201d said Const Daphney Phooko, communications officer for the Elsburg police.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/213322\/breaking-news-man-woman-found-dead-mimosa-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">Breaking News: Man and woman found dead in Mimosa Park<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><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><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cWe recovered a knife on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurthermore, we interviewed the son, who was on scene, and he alleged that his mother phoned his wife three weeks ago informing her that she had had an argument with her nephew, whom she resided with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this stage we do not know the cause of death for both victims.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Elsburg SAPS station commander, Col Linah Thethe, said the Elsburg police will leave no stone unturned during their probe into this matter.<\/p>\n<p>The police have called on anyone who might have vital information to assist them with the ongoing investigation to call the Elsburg SAPS on 071 675 6894 or SAPS Crime Stop on 10111.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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 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