Update: Detectives on the hunt for suspects involved in the killing of seven people in Willowvale

Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Eastern Cape

The seven deceased persons were identified as:

Nkqubela September ((43), Xolani Klawushe (23), Luyolo September (approx. 25 years- son of Nkqubela September),Iviwe September (approx. 12 years old –son of  Nkqubela September), Busisiwe September (approx. 35 years old -Iviwe and wife of Nkqubela September), Lubabalo Khumalo Mazwana(age unknown) and Bongani Maleki (age unknown – found in the Toyota Fortuner) from Dutywa. Four of the deceased persons in the Mazda 3 are related and are from Mthatha while the other two persons are friends and are from Dutywa. 

At this stage, the investigation is still ongoing, and police are still sourcing information.

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