Grandmother beaten to death in her Tongaat home
An elderly woman has been found bludgeoned to death in her home in Fairbreeze in Tongaat.
According to police, the 63-year-old woman's granddaughter, was outside hanging clothes this morning when she heard her grandmother screaming for help.
KZN police spokesperson, Tembeka Mbele says the 13-year-old went into the house to investigate.
"She noticed an unknown man attacking her grandmother with a hammer. She alleged that she tried to fight the man, but she was overpowered."
"The man pushed her outside and locked the door. She alleged that she left the premises to call for help and when she returned with the neighbours, the man was nowhere to be found."
"A case of murder is still under investigation. It happened this morning so we are in a very early stage of investigation," she said.
The motive for the attack is not known.
