Senseless murder: Intruders invade 92-year-old woman’s home, brutally kill her and burn down the Limpopo house
Unknown assailants invaded the home of a 92-year-old woman, murdered her and burnt down the house at Ga-Choke, Sterkwater village. File Picture
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Police at Gilead, in Limpopo’s Waterberg District, have launched an extensive manhunt for suspects responsible for a murder and arson incident which occurred on Thursday night.
According to the police report, a 92-year-old woman, the victim, was asleep in an eight-roomed house when unknown suspects entered the premises at Ga-Choke, Sterkwater village.
The assailants brutally murdered the elderly woman, according to Limpopo provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba.
“The victim was later discovered by the police inside the bathroom, tightened with a cloth. Following the brutal attack, the unknown suspects set the house on fire and fled the scene,” he said.
A post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death on the nonagenarian.
