Brothers held for mother’s murder

Brakpan – A 43-year-old woman was found fatally stabbed at her mother’s Brakpan North home on Women’s Day last Friday.

  It is suspected she died at the hands of one or both of her sons, the Brakpan Herald newspaper reported.

  Brothers are alleged to have been involved in the murder of their mother after one of them was found to have a cut on his face, and the other had bloodstains on his shoes.

  According to Brakpan police, the victim’s mother left her two grandsons, aged 22 and 24, at home with their mother around 10am. She received a phone call later that afternoon from one of the brothers, telling her he had been asleep and woke up to find his mother on the floor. A knife, the handle of which was missing, was stuck in her neck.

  Police said upon arrival at the address, they found no signs of forced entry, and it was claimed the victim had committed suicide. Officers, however, observed that one of the brothers had a ‘fresh’ cut on his face.

  A blood-stained item of clothing was found in the house, and police also noted what appeared to be a bloodstain on a shoe belonging to the other brother.

Both were detained on a charge of murder and the clothing and other evidence was seized.