communityCrimeLocal newsNewsBreaking News
Elderly woman (76) assaulted in her home
Madeline Swanepoel was attacked in her home where she lives alone.
An elderly woman is recovering in hospital after she was physically attacked in her home.
Madeline Swanepoel (76) lives alone on Kemp Street where she was attacked.
It is alleged a man gained access to the house by breaking down the door at 2am this morning.
The Courier was told that her neighbour came to her rescue after she was heard ‘screaming terribly’.
It is unclear at the moment whether anything was stolen.
The Glencoe SAPS are investigating the matter.
There has been a spike in burglaries in the community.
The police have issued a warning to the Glencoe community to be more vigilant as burglaries ‘have gone out of control’.
At Caxton, every story is written by humans. We use AI only to perform quality checks - never to generate the news. Happy reading!
