Cops probe Wesbank double murder

Police are investigating the murders of a 43-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man, whose bodies were found inside a house in Wesbank on Sunday.

Police were called to the crime scene in Galvandale Street on 4 January, just after 1.30 pm, where the victims were found with gunshot wounds.

Police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said no arrests have been made.

Twigg reported: “Mfuleni police registered two counts of murder after the bodies of a 43-year-old female and a 37-year-old male were found in a house in Galvandale Street, Wesbank, on Sunday afternoon at about 1.30 pm.

“Police members attended the crime scene where they found the victims with gunshot wounds to their bodies.

“Both victims were declared deceased on the scene by medical personnel. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation, and arrests are yet to be made.”

Anyone with any information about this shooting incident can contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or use the mobile application MySAPS anonymously.

During the second quarter, the Mfuleni policing district, which includes Wesbank recorded the highest number of murders countrywide, with 84 in 2025/2026.

The double murder comes just days after two 19-year-old males were shot and killed in Dumezweni Street in Wallacedene, and an 18-year-old female was left wounded last month.

The motive for the shooting will form part of the investigation, police said.