A 36-year-old woman and her husband will appear in the Heilbron magistrate’s court on Monday for allegedly killing her mother and grandfather in the small Free State town of Oranjeville.
Their 10-year-old child, who was with them at the time of their arrest, has been taken to a place of safety. reported that the couple were arrested about 760km away after members of the K9 unit and flying squad saw a vehicle that was reported missing after the murders.
The 58-year-old woman was found in a courtyard with multiple stab wounds, while the 80-year-old man was found in the garage. The vehicle was seen on licence-plate recognition cameras travelling towards Gqeberha. The K9 unit and the flying squad stopped it on the N2.
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