Elderly couple knew their killers, say victims’ neighbours

NO ARRESTS have been made after two senior citizens were found murdered in their Ottery home on Sunday, Western Cape police said yesterday.

Lieutenant-Colonel Andre Traut said the case was under investigation.

The couple, Rugaya and Riedwaan Addinall, both 82, were found strangled on Sunday afternoon by their son, Kenwyn, who went to their home after they did not answer the phone.

The married couple were originally from Blackheath and had lived in Ottery for the past 18 months.

Neighbours were shocked about the double murder in the “quiet” area.

They said they believed someone who knew the couple killed them.

Neighbours, who did not want to be named, said it had been a robbery and cameras from neighbouring homes had captured footage of the two alleged killers.

“Neighbours saw the men carry away small appliances, but never suspected anything,” they said.

Brent Jacobs, who lives near the house where the murders took place, said it made them realise they needed to be more vigilant about what was happening in the neighbourhood.

He said the police would scrutinise the footage on the neighbours’ cameras. – African News Agency (ANA)