Gauteng Police spokesperson said the incident in which a woman aged 94 was shot and killed was not a farm attack, and that house robbery and murder were being investigated.
Although the first reports indicated that it was a farm attack, Gauteng Police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubela denied it, saying a case of murder had since been opened but that no arrests had been made.
It’s a house robbery, not a farm attack,” Makhubela added.
Westonaria Police spokesperson Sergeant Audrey Sefara said anyone with any information pertaining to the matter should contact the police on 011 278 5395/ 96, or alternatively call the Crime Stop line on 08600 10111.
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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.