Pretoria - A suspect wanted in connection with the murder of six people in Shongweni is being questioned by the Hawks after he handed himself over to police.
According to police spokesperson Colonel Jay Naicker, the 22-year-old man from the Richmond area in KwaZulu-Natal, handed himself in at a police station in Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday night, after he became aware that police were looking for him.
"He has been taken in for questioning by the Hawks and is expected to appear in court on Friday," Colonel Naicker added.
Other suspects are also being sought for the brutal murders that shocked the Shongweni community last Monday.
Shortly before midnight, two homes in Bhusa Road were attacked and six people, including a two-year-old and eight-year-old were killed.
A suspect believed to be involved in the massacre was killed by police after he opened fire on them on Sunday.
Meanwhile, no arrests have been made in connection with a second incident in KwaZulu-Natal last week in which four people dead. Two men, a woman and a six-month-old baby were found dead at their home in Itshelimnyama near Mariannhill. All four victims had been shot.
