Overview
- The 33-year-old tenant was shot at close range around 5pm on Sunday at a shared property in Eloff/Sundra, Mpumalanga, police said.
- According to police, the victim tried to reach a garage to switch on a JoJo tank’s pressure pump, was refused entry by the landlord, then forced his way to the tap before being shot in the left eye.
- The man died at the scene, and his wife fled after the suspect allegedly threatened to shoot her when she tried to help.
- More than 100 residents gathered and became hostile, threatening the suspect and the property, leading officers to arrest the 71-year-old at the scene for murder.
- The suspect is expected to appear in the Delmas Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, as the area contends with Rand Water supply restrictions linked to municipal debt and alleged overconsumption since 2024.