Gogo and Daughter Found Dead in Shack in Bloemfontein, Caleb Motshabi

• A manhunt was underway as police discovered the lifeless bodies of a 91-year-old woman and her 66-year-old daughter in a Caleb Motshabi shack
• Post-mortem findings indicate that one woman was poisoned, and the other was strangled
• Anyone with information that could aid the investigation is urged to come forward and provide assistance

BLOEMFONTEIN - On Wednesday, 20 December, authorities received a call reporting two bodies in a shack at T13 in Caleb Motshabi. Upon arrival, police discovered the lifeless bodies of two women on a bed.

Their neighbour made the discovery after she last saw the 66-year-old while in their yard earlier that day.

Initial postmortem findings indicate that Sarah Sentlholo, 91, died from poisoning, while her daughter Rebecca Moyetsane, 66, was strangled to death.

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The news saddens Mzansi

Tiger Nonkoc said:

"Tjooh that's so sad ."

Eulandia Schalk stated:

"Bathong, what's happening in Bloemfontein."

Khanyile Mhlanga mentioned:

"These people who killed my grandmother and my mother-in-law gave us a bad Christmas."

In a separate incident, a man appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate Court following the discovery of a woman's body in a pit toilet at his residence on Christmas Eve. The victim, 34-year-old Sinah Bantjies, was found wrapped in tape. Police noticed drag marks at the Caleb Motshabi shack, leading to the pit toilet. The suspect was traced to Botshabelo, where he was arrested.

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Source: Briefly News