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SHOCKED: Neighbours and other residents can't believe that Ratanang Day Care Centre owner Kate Legodi has been murdered. PHOTO: DONDO HLONGWANE

Kate Legodi, 75, owner of a daycare centre in Winterveldt, north of Pretoria, was found with a cracked skull.

Police say she was hacked several times over the head with a sharp object.

Her son, 43, has been arrested for the murder. Her 40-year-old adopted son disappeared soon after the murder and police are looking for him.

Loate police spokesman warrant officer Llifi Ramatlo said Legodi's body was discovered by one of her employees at about 11am last Thursday. It was found on the floor of her adopted son's bedroom, lying in a pool of blood.

Ramatlo said the suspect was due to appear in the GaRankuwa Magistrate's Court today.

Sandy Legodi, one of the victim's sons , described his brother as "troublesome". He said he "always picked fights with our mother whenever he needed money".

Sandy said employees were surprised when they arrived on Thursday morning and found the creche still closed. When there was still no sign of her hours later, they called him to say that his mother was missing.

He said they phoned him again a few minutes later and told him his mother was dead.

Legodi's death has shocked the GaRankuwa, Mabopane and Winterveldt Forum of which Legodi was a member.

"Sis Kate was our mother, sister and aunt, who showed us the ropes of running a successful daycare centre," said Lenah Segwai, deputy chairwoman of the GMW.

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Sun May 26 02:28:39 SAST 2013 ::

Feb 18, 2013

MommaC

Lets hope that the forensic team is just as careful with this murder site as they are with the Pistorius one. Kate deserves justice just as much as Reeva does.

This is getting ridiculous now. How does a man bash his own mother over the head? Do they have no conscience at all? The woman who bathed you, comforted you, nursed you and fed you stands before you and you bash her brains in? What kind of monster is that!
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Feb 18, 2013

Ponko.Fontoyo

Life sentence for the guy.
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Feb 18, 2013

Flemza

I don`t think the person who did this is an African, never in African culture this is allowed, in African culture Killing is taboo, unlike other cultures which allow killing, and we all know which culture I`m talking about, and believe me you, I`m definately sure the killer is a C.hristian.
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Feb 18, 2013

JohnStone

Flemza
I don`t think the person who did this is an African, never in African culture this is allowed, in African culture Killing is taboo, unlike other cultures which allow killing, and we all know which culture I`m talking about, and believe me you, I`m definately sure the killer is a C.hristian.
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Crime knows no culture, religion or colour. Please avoid mixing too much German with Arabic.

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Feb 18, 2013

Arewanga

Just cut this guy's hands and feed them to the lions
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Feb 18, 2013

SWeetZ

mara really, this is really out of hand... disgusting really
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Feb 18, 2013

2shy2call

ja skhotane boy.
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Feb 18, 2013

Mrs.Lady

Guys is it me cause this is not making any sense

"Her son, 43, has been arrested for the murder. Her 40-year-old adopted son disappeared soon after the murder and police are looking for him."
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Feb 18, 2013

MolomoMonate

@ Mrs.Lady
Guys is it me cause this is not making any sense

"Her son, 43, has been arrested for the murder. Her 40-year-old adopted son disappeared soon after the murder and police are looking for .
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maybe they are two different people. the blood so which is 43 and the adopted one which is 40. what can we say?
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Feb 18, 2013

MolomoMonate

blood so=blood son
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