Triple-murders: Port Edward woman, 60 and small grandsons, 5 and 6, stabbed to death by two males in apparently frenzied knifing at Demezulu ward, Port
Edward - reporter: Sugan Naidoo 7November2014 - Port Edward police are investigating a triple-murder case after a woman and her two grandsons were found stabbed to death in their flat in Demezulu ward, Port Edward on Monday this week. “The body of the 60-year-old woman and her two grandchildren (5) and (6) were found by an 18-year-old boy at about 6am,” said
police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Zandra Wiid. “The teenager, who lives in a flat next door, was on his way to school when he discovered the bodies of the woman and her two grandchildren lying on the floor. They had sustained stab wounds to their chests and necks,” said Lt-Col Wiid. The teenager alerted neighbours who called the police. Later the same day police arrested two men aged 19 and 24 in connection with the murder. They will be charged for the
murders and will appear in the Ramsgate Magistrate’s court today (Thursday). Port Edward detectives recovered a DVD player and five speakers which were taken from the deceased’s house. Investigations are continuing. http://southcoastherald.co.za/63294/port-edward-woman-and-grandchildren-murderedorpolice-investigate-triple-murder/
The Port Edward tourist town has about 4,400 residents of whom 60,6 percent are whites, 30.9 percent are black Africans. 2.7 percent are coloured, And
Indian/Asian and others are 5.8 percent of the total population (2011 census).
First languages (2011)
• English 49.6%
• Afrikaans 24.0%
• Xhosa 11.8%
• Zulu 10.8%
• Other 3.8%
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Edward,_KwaZulu-Natal
Port Edward is a small resort town situated on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, right on the Eastern Cape Province border.
Port Edward is a tourist resort for seasonal visitors from more affluent regions of South Africa. The coastline between here and Port Shepstone to the north is popularly known as the Hibiscus Coast because of its lush sub-tropical gardens.There are many tourist seasons that influence Port Edward but the most significant is the Christmas / New Year period spanning from early December to mid-
January. Port Edward's Silver Beach hosts an annual New Year's Eve party frequented by youths whilst on New Year's Day itself, families populate the beach for continued celebrations. Another main season coincides with the Sardine run natural phenomenon usually occurring from late May to mid-July.
History
In 1831 a large group of white English-speaking settlers was massacred by King Dingane's Zulus. Some of the English settlers managed to flee on board a ship in the harbour - others including the well-known settler Henry Francis Fynn and his family, fled down the coast. The Zulu 'warriors' caught up with them where Port
Edward is today and massacred the fleeing settlers, which also included their tribal enemies, the Langeni, on a hill called Isandlundlu (in English, shaped like a hut). The place has been known ever since as Tragedy Hill and its slopes are still littered with the bones of the victims.
In 1552, the Portuguese carrick "Sao Joao" ran aground at Port Edward and this is the first time in recorded history that peoples from Europe met black African people who were moving from the Great Lakes in Middle-Africa into Southern Africa at that time. In 1878, the ship "The Ivy" ran aground on Leisure Bay area beach. In 1925, the area was partly owned by TK Pringle, and he named the inland portion Banner Rest as this was where he wished to "strike his banner". The village
was laid out and was named Port Edward in honour of the Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VIII.
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