TWO WOMEN BRUTALLY KILLED IN TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS, VEMBE AND MOPANI DISTRICTS

A man was reportedly arrested by police after allegedly hacking his mother to death at Mamaila village outside Tzaneen in Mopani District meanwhile a woman was hacked to death by her husband at Tshivaloni village near Masisi yesterday.

The police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba says the reports indicate that the Police were summoned to the scene after a lifeless body of a 36 year old woman was discovered in a pool of blood at Tshivaloni village. They attended the scene, and the victim was found with serious injuries on the upper body. The Emergency Medical Services personnel were also activated.

Police preliminary investigation into the incident revealed that the victim and her husband had a heated conversation in their house. After a moment, a woman was heard crying and screaming. Later that day she was found dead and Police registered a case of murder to arrest the suspect.

The husband is requested to report at the local police station to assist in the investigations as soon as possible.

The circumstances that led to the incident are currently unclear but domestic violence cannot be ruled out.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the husband should contact the investigation officer Sergeant Makuya on 0824142481 or crime scene stop number or nearest police station or MySAPS App.