A man allegedly killed a 44 year-old woman after he was requested by the deceased’s 16 year-old daughter to assist her in eliminating her mother as she wanted freedom. policing area on Wednesday 15 March 2023 at around 22h00.
The girl allegedly met the suspect in her residential area on the outskirts of Polokwane and had a conversation in which she reportedly told him that her motherwas denying her freedom and that she wanted to get rid of her.
The two then went to the house to wait for the girl’s mother. The mother arrived home and seemingly was attacked with frying pan and collapsed. It is reported that the suspect further strangled her. They thereafter dragged her to the bedroom and left her.
The girl allegedly slept in her mother’s motor vehicle that night and only reported the matter to the Police the following day on March 16 and alleged that she found her mother in a pool of blood. case of murder was opened and during preliminary investigations it came to light that the young girl conspired with the suspect to kill her mother because “she wanted her own freedom.”
The 16 year-old girl was then arrested and charged with murder, a manhunt for her accomplice was launched.
The 16 year-old girl appeared in Polokwane magistrate court yesterday on Friday 17 March 2023 on a charge of murder and the case was remanded to 04 April 2023 for further Police investigations.
