Foul play ruled out in death of couple
Both killed by accident injuries, say police
Port St Johns police have ruled out the possibility of murder or foul play in the death of a couple whose luxury BMW X5 plunged 150 metres down a cliff, killing both earlier this month.
The two victims, Lusindiso “Ali” Poyo and Nolwazi Mkhize, died on May 13 when their vehicle flew over the edge of a cliff at Mpembeni mountain near a local airstrip.
Their bodies were discovered six days after being reported missing by a local lodge where they had booked for the weekend.
The couple had left their belongings behind prompting a frantic search around the area by police and emergency services.
Police spokeswoman Captain Nozuko Handile said yesterday postmortem results showed the two died as a result of injuries after their car rolled down the cliff.
She said there were no visible signs showing that the two were killed before their car plummeted as initially suspected.
Handile, however, said further investigations on the circumstances surrounding their deaths were still ongoing.
At the time of their death, 56year old Poyo was a manager at the OR Tambo district municipality while Mkhize, who celebrated her 39th birthday a day before their disappearance, worked as a personal assistant to the municipal manager of Ingquza Hill municipality.
The couple were buried separately on Saturday.