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Eastern Cape police said a third victim, who had also been shot, was found inside a room they had booked at the hotel. (Gallo Images)
A 30-year-old municipal law enforcement officer in the Eastern Cape has been arrested for murder and attempted murder after the discovery of two bodies in a car in Quigney, East London, and a wounded person in a nearby hotel room.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa, said officers were alerted to the bodies, which were found in a Nissan Almera parked next to a hotel in the area.
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One body was in the front passenger seat and the other in the driver's seat. Both had bullet wounds.
A third person was found inside a room at the hotel. The person had been wounded and was rushed to hospital.
"The suspect responsible for the incident was not found at the scene," Mawisa added.
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However, later that day, a municipal law enforcement officer arrived at the East London police station to report a fraud case and provided details about the incident in Quigney.
"Police got suspicious and investigated further, and the suspect was immediately placed on the crime scene and arrested," Mawisa said.
He is expected to appear in the East London Magistrate's Court on Monday, on two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
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