CRIME SCENE: Maitland, Cape Town: Two men have been shot execution style in an informal settlement in Maitland.

According to Thembakazi Mpendukana of the Western Cape police media office, the bodies of the two men were discovered on Friday morning on the railway line at the Oya informal settlement in Maitland.

“Two murder cases have been opened at Maitland police station following the discovery of two bodies with bullet wounds to their heads. The motive is currently unknown and the circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation,” said Mpendukana.