Elderly man calls his wife then kills himself, after he did this

It is believed that the elderly man who held his family captive for most of Tuesday afternoon committed suicide as a result of infidelity.

Infidelity allegations caused a 65-year-old man to commit suicide during a hostage situation that lasted over six hours on Jacaranda Avenue in Mountview, Verulam, according to Reaction Unit South Africa (Rusa) spokesperson Prem Balram.

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Residents alerted RUSA at 12:46 p.m., according to Balram, after a 65-year-old man entered a relative’s home nearby and took hostage a 68-year-old lady, her 38-year-old daughter, and her 18- and 12-year-old grandsons.

When RUSA officers got to the scene, they discovered that the man had shot the 18-year-old.

“Officers surrounded the house and negotiated the release of the injured teenager. The man complied and allowed the male to exit the house. He was shot in his left hand. He was treated for a gunshot wound by Rusa paramedics at a safe location while the area remained locked down,” Balram said.

He stated that the elderly man had told him that he believed his wife was having an adulterous relationship. He thought the hostage woman, age 38, was aware of the relationship and was in favour of it. The unemployed truck driver requested that his wife be brought to the scene and permitted to enter the house, but police turned down his request because they thought he was about to shoot his wife.

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It was confirmed, according to Balram, that the man did not possess a valid gun.

He stated that while members of the SAPS Special Task Force took up tactical positions surrounding the house, a hostage negotiator from the South African Police Service sought to defuse the situation.

“At 6.12 pm, SAPS officials breached the front door.

“The body of the suspect was located in a bedroom. He sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his chest,” Balram said.

He said that Rusa medics examined the man and declared him dead at 6.19 pm

Balram said that according to one of the victims, the suspect spoke to his wife telephonically before he proceeded into the bedroom. They heard a gunshot shortly thereafter.

“The three hostages were traumatised. No further injuries were reported,” Balram added.

 

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