Murdered Moot domestic worker remembered as a ‘caring soul’
"Maria was a mother of the nation to most and we all looked up to her," brother-in-law of the deceased says.
A mother of three was brutally murdered during a house robbery in Rietfontein in the Moot on Wednesday morning.
Domestic worker Maria Sithole (47) was shot in the head after two men gained access to her employer’s house on the corner of 28th Avenue and Louis Trichardt Street.
Owner Daniel Wyser (60) was tied up in the bathroom where he was shot behind his ear.
He was airlifted to Milpark hospital in Johannesburg.
Sithole, who has worked for Wyser for two years and three months, was found dead in one of the bedrooms.
Speaking on behalf of the family, brother-in-law Andries Msiza said Sithole was a humble person.
“She was one loving and caring soul.
Maria was a mother of the nation to most and we all looked up to her.
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“She will be sorely missed,” said Msiza.
She is survived by her husband Jacob, two sons and a daughter.
Sithole will be laid to rest at the family’s home in Boekenhouthoek in Mpumalanga on Sunday.
Wyser’s sister, Marianne Balmelli, said he was in a stable condition.
He underwent surgery on Thursday.
“He is in the intensive care unit and as I understand, the operation was a success and he is still in a coma,” she said.
Besides Wyser’s vehicle, two guns from the safe and a golden pocket watch, which he inherited from his godfather, were stolen.
Warrant Officer Marinda Austin of Villieria police said that no arrests have been made.
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