Ex-mayor kills family, self
2006-09-03 12:00
Johannesburg - A former Klerksdorp mayor shot and killed his wife and two children before turning the gun on himself in Jouberton on Saturday night, North West police said.
Spokesperson Superintendent Louis Jacobs said Andries Nxamakele shot his wife Nokhaya and his son, Nkululelo, 7, and daughter Sabelo, 6, once in their heads.
"He then went to his neighbours and told them what had just happened. He then told them that he was also going to shoot himself.
"They tried talking him out of it but he went back to his house and they later heard a gunshot."
All the Nxamakele family members died at the scene.
Jacobs said the pistol used in the killings belonged to Nxamakele.
- SAPA