A man died when he was shot and set alight in Leondale, on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n
ER24 paramedics arrived on scene to find SAPS members already present and the man’s body lying near the off-ramp.<\/p>
His clothes were still smouldering.<\/p>\n
According to Russel Meiring, the emergency media and client liaison coordinator for ER24, evidence on scene showed that the patient had sustained a bullet wound to his head before being set alight.<\/p>
Capt Tsekiso Mofokeng, from the SAPS Provincial Communications Department told the GCN that the incident took place at about 8am.<\/p>\n
“It is alleged that the man, in his 20s, entered a house in Phumola, near Leondale,” he said.<\/p>\n
“It is unknown why he entered the house but, after he got in, a woman inside the house saw him and screamed.<\/p>\n
“Her husband and members of the community then chased him and captured him.”<\/p>\n
Mofokeng said that it is further alleged that the man was severely beaten and doused with petrol before being set alight.<\/p>\n
He could not confirm whether or not the man had been shot.<\/p>\n
Three men, aged between 35 and 65, were arrested with regard to the incident and they are due to appear in court soon, on a charge of murder.<\/p>\n
“The matter is being investigated by the SAPS and more arrests might be made in connection with the incident,” Mofokeng said.<\/p>\n
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