The members of Mashashane Police Station, outside Polokwane in the Capricorn District arrested a 40-year-old male suspect following a gruesome murder of his 87-year-old mother in Sebora Village. The murder incident was discovered on Saturday, 28 June 2025 at about 15:00.
It is alleged that police on the afternoon of Saturday, 28 June 2025, responded to the complaint of a missing person from a neighbour who was worried that the 87-year-old was not seen for over two days.
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The police immediately went to the home of the 87 year old woman. Upon investigation, they were met by a very disturbing scene, where they discovered the woman’s dismembered body parts placed inside the plastic buckets.
Several items that were allegedly used in the commission of the crime were also found at the scene. The suspect (son) was arrested immediately after he could not give satisfactory explanation of the gruesome act. The motive behind this senseless murder is currently being investigated by the police.
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The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has strongly condemned the heinous incident. She pointed out that the suspect was expected to provide protection to her mother instead of prematurely cutting her life short. “The scourge of gender-based violence has reached crisis point. This pandemic needs all sectors of society to join hands with the police and confront this demon that continues to terrorise communities. Enough is enough,” said Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe.
The 40-year-old suspect will appear before Seshego Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 30 June 2025 facing a charge of murder.
Cece Smith 