Elderly woman killed in her Nquthu home
Social Development says the continuing murder and rape of senior citizens in the province is worrying.
The department had been reacting to the killing of a 70-year-old woman, who was found dead in her Nquthu home on Monday night.
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It's understood Notozile Tshabala, who had been living alone was stabbed.
The motive for her murder is still unknown.
KZN Social Development spokesperson Mhlabunzima Memela says families must consider taking older people to old age homes for their safety
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Meanwhile, police have arrested four suspects who've been positively linked to the murder of an elderly Bluff woman.
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The partially decomposed body 78-year-old Deloris Mary was found early yesterday morning in the laundry room of a home on Grafton Road.