Suspect arrested in connection with Umlazi murders
KZN Police have confirmed that they have arrested a 25-year old man, believed to be one of the suspects involved in the mass murder of four family members in Umlazi's G-section, this morning.
Three suspects allegedly entered a house on Saturday - and raped and murdered four people.
One of the suspects was fatally shot by police, and another is still at large.
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Residents of Umlazi have since embarked on a protests calling for the suspects to face the full might of the law.
Police Spokesperson Thembeka Mbhele says a revolver - which is believed to have been used in the crimes - was discovered on the suspect.
"One suspect has been arrested in the Umlazi area this morning - after the massacre that took place in G-section where four members of a family were killed, and other people from a shebeen were shot at," she said.