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Aunt murdered for her body parts

The community says that worryingly, this is not an uncommon occurrence

The KwaDweshula community in Umzumbe, KZN, is troubled again after the slaying of Sanathoria Mhlongo (57) who was brutally murdered last Saturday night.

Her body was discovered on Sunday after police were informed that she was missing and that bloodstains had been spotted near her house, the South Coast Herald reported.

Mehlomnyama police began an investigation, which led to the discovery of the woman’s upper torso lying in an open field approximately 20 metres from her house.

“Further investigations led to the recovery of more body parts, a knife and other exhibits near a neighbouring house,” said police spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel Zandra Wiid.

She added that a 19-year-old man, believed to be the woman’s nephew, had been arrested for the murder.

Community members say this has been an ongoing problem for a while now, with people in the area going missing and later being found dead with some of their body parts missing.

Grandmother raped, stabbed and robbed in South African province

KwaZulu-Natal – A 74-year-old woman was raped, stabbed and robbed in her granny flat in Bisley, Pietermaritzburg, the Witness reported on Tuesday.

Captain Thulani Zwane told the paper the woman was on her way to her room after having a bath on Saturday morning when she was attacked by an unknown man.

The man had entered through an unlocked gate.

“The suspect stabbed the victim on the head with a sharp object. He then dragged her on the floor to a room in the house where he raped her,” Zwane said.

The man stole R450 from the woman’s purse, her cellphone and a sewing machine.

He was arrested on Saturday afternoon in the Willowfountain area in Plessislaer.

The woman was in a stable condition at the St Anne’s hospital where she was recovering from the incident. – SAPA