A 26-year-old man allegedly bludgeoned his 72-year-old mother to death and a few hours later he was found dead after he had been hit by a vehicle.
According to Colonel Priscilla Naidu, police spokesperson, the suspect, Siya Tshem allegedly killed his mother, Nozipho Tshem during the early hours of this morning, 21 February in Mondile Street, Kwanobuhle.
“According to police information, it is alleged that at about 02:00, Nozipho Tshem was sleeping in the living room of her deceased daughter’s house when her son entered the room. It is further alleged that there was a commotion between the two of them. Mrs Tshem was repeatedly assaulted on her head with a hammer,” Naidu said.
She succumbed to her injuries on the scene and her son had run away.
Family members went to the police station and reported the incident.
“While police were still at the scene, there was a complaint of a culpable homicide in Matanzima Street. It is alleged that at about 04:30 the driver of a VW Polo reported at the police station and informed police that he had knocked over a person. When police arrived at the scene, they found a man lying in the road. He died prior to receiving any medical attention. The deceased was later identified Siya, the suspect in the murder of Nozipho.”
Both Nozipho and her son Siya reside in Cape Town but they attended the funeral of Nozipho’s daughter in Gqeberha earlier this month.
The motive for the brutal attack and murder is not yet known.
A murder case was opened and a case of culpable homicide is under investigation.
