Aug 26, 2025
A 64-year-old suspect was taken into custody on Saturday night for the murder of an 87-year-old woman at the Sherwood Retirement Village.
According to Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana, “The suspect voluntarily presented himself at the SAPS Kabega Park offices on Saturday, at approximately 09:30 where he confessed to having shot an 87-year-old female resident.”
Gantana said police members immediately responded to the scene at the retirement village, “where the body of the woman was found in a bedroom with multiple gunshot wounds to the head.”
Preliminary investigations suggest that the shooting occurred the previous night, Friday, 22 August 2025 at approximately 22:00.
“A hunting rifle, believed to be the weapon used in the incident has been confiscated by police for forensic analysis,” Gantana said.
The suspect is set to appear in court on a charge of murder. “The motive for the attack is unknown at this stage and forms a critical part of the ongoing investigation being conducted by SAPS Kabega Park,” she added.