Soldier shot dead in bed by unknown men
A Port Elizabeth soldier was shot dead in his bed in a suspected hit at his Motherwell home on Wednesday.
Zolile Seteni, 54, a South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier, died shortly after 6am in his Gqwaru Street home.
According to police, Seteni was shot in the head while his three children – two girls aged 9 and 11 and a boy aged 13 – were inside the house.
Seteni was a staff sergeant at the Port Elizabeth Army Support Base in Forest Hill.
Police spokesperson Captain Andre Beetge said two gunmen had entered the house while Seteni’s wife was reversing her vehicle out of the yard to take the children to school.
“The children were inside getting ready for school at the time,” he said.
“While reversing, she saw two men walk into the house.”
Shortly afterwards, she heard gunshots.
Seteni had been shot in the bedroom, Beetge said.
“The two men then confronted the children and demanded cellphones, which they did not have. The suspects then ran out of the house.”
Beetge said nothing appeared to be missing.
The SANDF declined to comment.
The case has been taken over by the police’s provincial organised crime unit.
Police appealed to anyone with information to call Lt-Col Willie Mayi on 082-697-5914.ALSO READ
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