THE suspected murderer of 61-year-old Rose Gaynor Krause handed himself over to Norkem Park police on Monday evening and appeared in court on Tuesday morning.
Krause was found dead in her Norkem Park home on Koba Street on July 31.
Acting Norkem Park SAPS spokesman W/O Mahlodi Langa said the suspect, Ludwick Kgonyane (29), is believed to have killed Krause by hitting her over the head with a hammer.
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“She suffered internal bleeding and that is why there were no visible injuries when she was found,” he explained.
Evidence led detectives investigating the crime to the suspect’s home in Winnie Mandela, Tembisa, on Sunday evening where they found his family, but he was not home.
The following day he handed himself over to police.
It was not his first offense and other crimes he is accused of include house robbery and theft.
According to Langa, Kgonyane said he did not know what had come over him when he committed the crimes, but blamed the devil and some form of demonic force for the incidents.
“According to the suspect, in this particular case, there was no intent to murder the woman or steal anything from the house, he says he doesn’t know what came over him,” Langa further added.
Krause was found with a hammer and revolver on the ground beside her body, and a pistol lay on top of her.
There was blood on the bed but no sign of forced entry into the house and nothing was stolen.
Langa said it seemed that Kgonyane and Krause knew each other and that Kgonyane had been employed as a gardener on the property some time ago.
“He arrived at the house and asked the woman to open the gate for him which she did,” Langa pointed out.
Police found the house filled with water.
The case was postponed.
