Man killed for cellphone
2008-10-23 18:02
Thabisile Khoza
Komatipoort - A domestic worker found her employer shot dead in his house when she returned to work after lunch on Wednesday.
Manny Rocha, 47, had been shot in the head in his bedroom in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, just before 15:00.
"When we arrived at the house, we found him in a pool of blood and furniture all over the place," said Komatipoort police spokesperson Constable Zwakele Mashele on Thursday.
He said Rocha had clearly put up a fight before being shot dead.
The domestic worker, Thembi Ngomane, told police that Rocha lived alone.
She said he was in his bedroom when she left for lunch.
Only Rocha's cellphone was stolen in the attack.
- African Eye