A man was knocked down and killed by a motorist soon after allegedly bludgeoning his 72-year-old mother to death with a hammer in KwaNobuhle on Monday.
“It is alleged that about 2am, Mrs Nozipho Tshem was sleeping in the living room of her deceased daughter’s house when her son entered the room,” said Eastern Cape police spokesperson Col Priscilla Naidu. “It is further alleged that there was a commotion between the two of them. Mrs Tshem was repeatedly assaulted on her head with a hammer.”Family members reported the incident to the police and a murder case was opened.
“It is alleged that about 4.30am a driver of a VW Polo reported at the police station and informed police that he had knocked [down] a person,” said Naidu.“He died before receiving any medical attention. The deceased person was later identified Siya Tshem, the suspect in the murder of Nozipho Tshem,” said Naidu.
The mother and son lived in Cape Town but were in the Eastern Cape after attending the funeral of the woman’s daughter in KwaNobuhle.
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