Kabega Park SAPS detectives have launched an investigation into a business robbery, murder, and theft of a motor vehicle following an incident at a tavern in St Albans.
According to police reports, on Monday, 4 May 2026, at approximately 20:30, SAPS members responded to a complaint of a business robbery at a tavern located on Old Cape Road, St Albans. Upon arrival, officers were informed that four armed suspects had entered the premises and robbed the establishment.
The 43-year-old female owner of the tavern was allegedly shot during the incident. Police discovered the victim lying on the kitchen floor with multiple gunshot wounds to her upper chest and throat. She was declared deceased at the scene.
The suspects fled with various stolen items, including an undisclosed amount of cash, two flat-screen televisions, cellphones, a Dixon mixer, bedding, and the deceased’s silver Chevrolet Optra motor vehicle. The stolen vehicle has not yet been recovered.