By Teboho Moloi
KESTELL – The Free State police have opened an inquest docket after the body of a man, identified as a well-known businessman from Phuthaditjhaba, was discovered with a gunshot wound to his chest at his home in Kestell on the night of Thursday, 10 April.
The deceased was a well-known businessman who dealt in the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages at a bottle store and place of entertainment near the Uniting Fora church.
Thabo Mofutsanyana district police spokesperson Warrant Officer Mmako Mophiring.
According to police spokesperson Warrant Officer Mmako Mophiring, officers were called to a house in Kestell where they discovered the body of the businessman in the garage of his residence. “He was found with a stab wound to the chest,” Mophiring confirmed.
He added: “At this stage, we are investigating an inquest, as there are no signs or evidence at the scene to suggest that he was attacked or murdered.”
Police investigations are ongoing.
