A 92-year-old woman has been raped and killed in her home at Zingonyameni, Mount Fletcher, Eastern Cape police said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Lieutenant Raphael Motloung said the woman’s body was found on Friday night by a neighbour who went to visit her, as she lived by herself.<\/p>\n
She had been stabbed several times in the head and legs.<\/p>\n
Motloung said the motive for the killing was not known.<\/p>\n
A man who lived in the area had been taken in for questioning, said Motloung.<\/p>\n
Mount Fletcher is above Mthatha, near Lesotho. – Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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