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The lifeless bodies of two elderly people in their 80s were found lying in a pool of their own blood on Thursday.

The paramedics were alerted to the situation on Wellington Road in Westville, Durban by the gardener who had made the grim discovery.

ALS Paramedics spokesperson, Garrith Jamieson said they were alerted to a call for assistance at the home in Westville North where the gardener said that he had arrived for work and couldn’t gain access to the premises. This is when he said he saw the two occupants “lying in a pool of blood on the dining room floor”.

The paramedics entered the home to find the couple, both in their 80s, with fatal gunshot wounds.

“Unfortunately, both of them [a male and female, 81 and 82] showed no signs of life and were declared deceased on the scene. Police arrived a short while later, and paramedics handed the scene over to them.”

At the time, provincial police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala, confirmed that charges of murder are being investigated and an inquest has been opened by Westville SAPS.

Two older persons have been found dead at a home in Westville, Durban.

Police confirm they are investigating a possible murder-suicide.

A gun belonging to the 81-year-old man was found under him.

Both were shot in the head. eNCA pic.twitter.com/D3EJuxEmFo

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It has since emerged that it could have been a murder-suicide, Highway Mail reports. While police spokesperson, Captain Carmen Rhynes says the motive is unknown, there are reports of the gun belonging to the 81-year-old man being found underneath him.

One can only imagine the kind of nightmare that must have taken place yesterday morning in Westville.

[source:highwaymail&iol]