Western Cape police confirmed they have arrested seven people for the triple murder in Kraaifontein.

The bodies of three unidentified adult men were discovered in Kraaifontein on Monday.

The provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Andrè Traut said vigilantism is condemned in the strongest possible terms, and those who are under the impression that they can take the law into their own hands and get away with it should reconsider.

“Seven suspects, aged between 24 and 49, were arrested during a tracing operation that commenced last night (Tuesday, November 5) in Wallacedene and concluded this morning (Wednesday, November 6) with the seventh suspect behind bars,” Traut said.

Police said the bodies of the men were found at 8am on Monday, at a dam on a farm in Botfontein Road, all with fatal injuries indicative of an act of vigilantism.

“In a joint operation between detectives attached to the Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit, members of the Provincial Command Centre, and the Provincial Tracking Team the suspects were traced at their respective hideouts and detained for the triple murder of three men on Monday morning in Wallacedene, who were killed in a vigilante-style execution.

“Once charged, the suspects are expected to make their court appearances in Blue Downs Magistrate’s Court on charges of murder,” Traut said.

This triple murder follows a worrying pattern in which there have been multiple mass murders in the province recently.

Eight people have died in Atlantis due to ongoing gun violence.

robin.francke@iol.co.za

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