Charmaine Ndlela
South Africa is preparing to begin formal extradition proceedings against two Mozambican nationals arrested for allegedly murdering a Mossel Bay couple in the Kruger National Park last month.
The suspects, aged 32 and 33, were arrested in Mozambique following a coordinated cross-border investigation.
The bodies of Ernst Marais, 71, and his wife Dina, 73, were discovered near Crooks Corner in the park on 22 May.
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Preliminary investigations revealed that both victims had sustained multiple stab wounds. Their Ford Ranger double cab was stolen during the attack and later smuggled into Mozambique.
Police recovered the vehicle in Chókwè on 26 May, which ultimately led to the arrest of the suspects.
The first suspect was arrested in Chókwè on 1 June, while the second was apprehended in Xai-Xai in Gaza province a day later.
The suspects have since
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