NEWARK - Grieving brother, Ronnie Moonsamy said his world has been torn apart after seven members of his family were abducted from their Newark home in KZN and brutally murdered just hours later in Melmoth.
Moonsamy said he was made aware of the incident through WhatsApp as he was still at work.
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When he eventually checked his phone, he was told that his brother's house had been ransacked, showing signs that someone had been inside.
Because he was still caught up at work, another family member made their way to the house
"The shocking thing was that there was nobody at home. Everybody was missing. We didn't know what to do, where to start, but luckily, my family members who came here got hold of SAPS, and they started with them trying to do the investigation," he said.
Moonsamy said by the time he arrived, he had been notified that his family had been murdered.
"It hit me like an AK-47 bullet. It's my only brother. I would have thought he was going to bury me, but now I'm going to bury him," he said.
Anger and pain have now filled the heart of Moonsamy, clinging to the hope that justice will prevail.
"I do not know how we are going to live knowing that they are gone."
Kwazulu-Natal deputy police commissioner Anthony Gopaul has commended his team for the swift arrest of suspects behind the mass murder of the Monswamy family.
Three suspects will appear in court on Tuesday, while the fourth one remains at large.
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He said the swift response from the police in the arrest was possible through the collaboration of the community, including Community Policing Forum (CPS) members who are active on the ground.
"This arrest was possible through conversations between the community, community policing, and various security companies in the area who rallied together and said let's go look in different directions and follow the lead," he said.
Gopaul said the investigation continues with the last suspect already identified.
With the probe still ongoing, Gopaul said the motive of the incident points to robbery.