A 72-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her home near Mthatha, Eastern Cape police said on Tuesday.
The woman was asleep with her granddaughter at home in Ncihane village, when a man kicked open the door at 8pm on Monday, said Lt-Col Mzukisi Fatyela.
Fatyela said the intruder drew a knife and stabbed the woman before he fled. The granddaughter was not injured.
“The police followed leads and arrested a man in the same village a few hours later.
“We suspect the motive for the murder was witchcraft-related, but at this stage I cannot provide further details on that,” Fatyela said.
The suspect, 52, would face a murder charge in the Elliotdale Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

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shanns
this is sad.... what is happening to this world............. all you read is murder murder murderReport Abuse
green2014
Has nyaope hit the Eastern Cape; has local marijuana become potent or is it a case of poverty fuelling superstition? You'll never know because in hard times people will believe anything. Look around places of worship have sprung around like weeds after the first summer rains.Report Abuse
MsKinkyakaKamaSutra
The woman was asleep with her granddaughter at home in Ncihane village, when a man kicked open the door at 8pm on Monday, said Lt-Col Mzukisi Fatyela. Fatyela said the intruder drew a knife and stabbed the woman before he fled. The granddaughter was not injured.********************************************************************************************************
Sad, granny may your soul rest in peace.
The Police should also question the granddaughter, ho tseba mang ho*re o ne a batla ntlu ya magogo????? Why did "the intruder" go to the granny???? If its witchcraft related, eish bodarkie ma*re, when are we going to stop masepa a boloi??????
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Mellow
Gogo may your soul RIPKe mang a loileng mang go ne mo, did guy suspect magogo for practising witch witchy on him or in general OR did some toor die topie to go kill magogo OR die topie is witchy witchy himself
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Jjones
Now that the Police arrested him so let him and serve his sentence and actually his boyfriends are waiting for him in jail to deal with his A..SReport Abuse
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