Authorities call the scene where the decapitated body of an elderly woman was found with several stab wounds ‘disturbing, devastating and inhumane’.

Maidi Malefofane’s body was discovered in her house on Tuesday at around 06:00. She was murdered with a sharp object and had several serious injuries, according to police reports.

“It is very disturbing to see an elderly woman violated in this manner. It cannot be that we have people in society who do not respect the rights of elderly citizens of our province,” Limpopo MEC for Social Development, Nkakareng Rakgoale, says in a statement.

Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has called for a manhunt to capture the people responsible for the brutal act.

Police spokesperson, Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo , says anyone with information that can assist them to track down the suspects can contact Warrant Officer Nthai Modjadji on 060 996 0062 or the investigating officer Sergeant Ronnie Nakana on 073 976 8285 or the Crime stop number on 0860010111.

Rakgoale says that social workers have been dispatched to the area for them to start with the provision of psychosocial support to the family and other affected parties.