A Mpumalanga man has been found guilty of murder after shooting his brother during a family dispute.
A Mpumalanga man has been found guilty of murder after shooting his brother during a family dispute. The incident happened in April this year in Bushbuckridge when a single gunshot ended the life of one brother and resulted in the arrest of the other. Two days before the tragic event, the deceased, Elvis Mkansi, and his brother, Reason, returned to their parental home in Bushbuckridge. The brothers, who were under the influence of alcohol, started quarrelling with their parents and their mother decided to leave and sleep somewhere else that night. The other brother, Christopher, was on his way to work the following day when he spotted his parents standing outside on their verandah. According to court papers, Christopher approached his parents, who then informed him of the events of the previous night involving his brothers. Christopher, however, assured his parents that he would come to the house later to discuss the challenges with his siblings. READ| 11-year-old accidentally shoots his 2-year-old sister before turning the gun on himself On 26 April 2021, Christopher went to his parental home to resolve the differences between his siblings and his parents. According to court papers, Christopher pleaded with Elvis and advised him that what he was doing was wrong. However, a fight then broke out between them.
