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Police in Taylors Halt in Kwazulu Natal have launched a manhunt for the assailants who doused a group of men with a substance and set them alight in a house on Sunday.
KZN police, Robert Netshiunda, said the incident occurred on Sunday night in Msunduzi Location in Taylors Halt, Pietermaritzburg.
He said according to information, 15 men, aged between 25 and 46 years, were inside the house when seven suspects, reportedly armed with rifles, came and asked them about the whereabouts of the owner of the house.
Netshiunda said after realising that the owner was not there, the men reportedly instructed the occupants of the house to undress, before pouring liquid substances on them and setting them alight.
"The suspects are unknown at this stage and the motive of the killing is yet to be established, although drug-related issues could not be ruled out," he said.
Police are pleading with anyone who may have information regarding the whereabouts of the suspects to contact the nearest police or call our #CrimeStop number 08600 10111.
