South Africa: Police Investigates the Murder of Elderly Women in Germiston

press release

The Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General De Lange has expressed her shock about the ruthless murder of two elderly women (mother and daughter) aged 70 and 91, at a house in Webber Road, Lambton today. The bodies were discovered at about 14:00 by another daughter of the victim. It is suspected that the victims were assaulted several times with a blunt object.

At this stage it is suspected that they were followed into the premises as the house has been found to have been ransacked. It has not yet been established what exactly was stolen. The suspects are unknown. Police are still looking for clues at the crime scene that may help in the identification of suspects.

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