‘Homemade beer’ kills Northern Cape couple
Police in the Northern Cape believe homemade beer could be behind the deaths of a 54-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman in Port Nolloth.
The couple died over the weekend.
Investigators found two empty bottles of a home-brewed beer at the scene.
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Provincial police spokesperson Mohale Ramatseba says the beer has been sent for forensic testing.
"A 42-year-old woman was found dead in the flat and the 54-year-old man was found in pain yesterday and was rushed to hospital where later died."
The deaths come amid a ban on the sale of alcohol as government battles to bring the number of coronavirus infections under control.