A Sunnyside man was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Monday for the murder of his mother.
The man was arrested on 19 July 2017, and appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court .
Police spokesperson Captain Daniel Mavimbela said the man (33) had handed himself over to police just before midnight after committing the crime.
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“The suspect informed the police he had been ordered by an evil spirit to kill his mother,” said Mavimbela.
His mother would have been 59 years old this year.
Mavimbela said when police had arrived at the man’s flat, they found the man’s mother lying in a pool of blood.
He said the victim had died as a result of multiple stab wounds.
The murder weapon, a knife, was recovered at the scene.
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