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Beitbridge Bureau
Two Zimbabwean men who last Thursday sustained severe burns while stealing fuel from a pipeline in Kendal area near Phola, Mpumalanga Province in South Africa, have succumbed to the injuries.
Following their arrest, Ngoni Nyamuruma (25) and Vimbai Magorosi (35) were recuperating at Witbank General Hospital under police guard. They were due to appear at the Phola Magistrates Court on Monday facing charges of malicious damage to property.
South Africa’s organised crime unit, (Hawks) spokesperson, Captain Dineo Sekgotodi said the suspects succumbed to the wounds on Monday.
She said the pair had been positively identified by their relatives and they had been moved to a mortuary in Gauteng province pending repatriation for burial in Zimbabwe.
“They have been positively identified and arrangements between the police and their relatives are underway. According to their families, after the finalisation of the identification processes, the deceased will be kept in one of the funeral parlours in Gauteng pending repatriation for burial to Zimbabwe,” said Capt Sekgotodi.
Online Reporter