Malvern woman, 92, tied up, found half-naked, dead surrounded by pics of her family, lived in same house for 70 years

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Malvern woman, 92, found tied up, murdered, was half-naked, police believe the old lady was also raped - surrounded by pictures of her family, lived in home 70 years...

"There was dry blood on her mouth and it seemed like she had been strangled. It is also believed that she was raped. We are investigating this. The house was also in a mess with drawers that were ripped out and clothes lying on the floor,” said Const Mashakane.

May 18 2012 MALVERN, Johannesburg. Beeld journalists Louise Ferreira and Jani Meyer report that the body of a 92-year-old white woman was found, tied up and murdered.
The woman had lived in this home for 70 years. She was found murdered in the living room amongst the photographs of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The heart-rending discovery was made by a neighbour on Wednesday, who went to investigate after her family contacted him, worried about not hearing anything from her.
Her name is being withheld until all her family have been notified. Her grandson said from Durban that his grandmother
had been very dapper (op en wakker) and even still mowed her own lawn.
"She was small and relatively frail, but dignified and houseproud. She was a real lady.
"Whenever she went shopping she put a scarf around her hair, put on a broche and catch the bus to the shops'.
She had been attacked twice in the past six months in her home in Persimmon Street.
Both times she was tied up. "We installed an alarm with an emergency button and installed a pallisade-fence two months ago.
The family tried to convince her to move to a safer place, but she refused.'
"We are told that four black men were involved in the attack on her day before yesterday.
"We presume they took everything left of any value. Her body was found in the living room where she was surrounded by pictures of her children, great- and great-great-grandchildren'.
The Cleveland SAPS investigates: w/o Patrick Raletsimo can be contacted at 083 582 2664.
http://www.beeld.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Ouma-92-tuis-vermoor-20120518
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SAPS shocked by murder scene of woman (92)
The elderly woman was found lying on her back half-naked in the lounge.

18 May 2012 Chitra Bodasing - Police officers were shocked when they found that a 92-year-old woman was murdered and possibly raped.

A friend of the family went to the elderly woman’s house in Malvern on Monday, to check if she was okay.

“The woman’s family was worried as they did not hear from her in a few days. The family friend found her dead,” said Const Mpho Mashakane, Cleveland SAPS communications officer.

There was dry blood on her mouth and it seemed like she had been strangled.
“It is also believed that she was raped. We are investigating this. The house was also in a mess with drawers that were ripped out and clothes lying on the floor,” said Const Mashakane.At the time of going to print, no arrests were made and it was not yet confirmed if anything was stolen.
Colonel Bongani Dlamini, station commander, urged family members to keep in contact with their parents and grandparents regularly if they are living alone.

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