KwaZulu-Natal Community Beats Man to Death for Stabbing His Grandmother for Drug Money

• A mob of about 50 community members in Mountview, KwaZulu-Natal beat a man to death for allegedly stabbing his grandmother
• The 22-year-old man reportedly attacked his granny because she didn't want to give him money to buy drugs
• He escaped after stabbing her, but community members fell upon him and reportedly killed him

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered criminal activities, cash-in-transit heists, police investigations, police shootouts and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

MOUNTVIEW, KWAZULU-NATAL — A community took the life of a 22-year-old man in Mountview, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), on 7 April 2025 for allegedly stabbing his grandmother.

Why did he stab his grandmother?

According to The South African, the incident happened at the gogo's house on 6 April. The young man, who struggled with drug addiction, demanded that his granny give him money for him to buy drugs. She refused, and he dragged her out of the house to a nearby stream. There, he reportedly knifed her in the neck. He then ran away from the scene.

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Reaction Unit South Africa received information about the woman's condition, and they rushed to the scene. She was taken to the hospital, and they searched for him. However, on the morning of 7 April, they received a phone call informing them that the community had viciously assaulted him to death.

Mob justice in the crime statistics

According to the South African Police Service's crime statistics for the third quarter between October and December 2024, 389 people were killed as a result of mob justice.

65 people were almost killed, and 160 were assaulted with an intent to do grievous bodily harm. Gauteng had the highest number of mob justice-related deaths at 90, followed by KZN, with 80 deaths.

Similar incidents of mob justice

• 12 Lenasia community members were arrested in December 2024 and appeared before the Lenasia Magistrates Court for severely beating, torching and killing four men suspected of terrorising the community
• 12 People from Inanda in KwaZulu-Natal appeared before the Ntuzuma Magistrates Court on 20 January 2025 after five young men were butchered in Bambayi
• Maskandi star Mfaka Wekipi was attacked by members of the community in November 2024 after he allegedly fired gunshots at them

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South Africans discussed the incident

Netizens commenting on The South African's Facebook post discussed the incident.

Ronny Clifton said:

"So sad. Pensioners must enjoy their money freely, but this is not possible here in South Africa."

Sweeyness Living said:

"These types of people must be given life in prison to make others aware that what they are doing to elders is so wrong."

Pietermaritzbug murder suspect allegedly killed by community

In a related article, Briefly News reported that a community murdered a man who allegedly killed a child in Pietermaritzburg. The incident happened in July last year.

The suspect went missing after he allegedly killed a child for owing him R150. However, the community laid hold of him and took his life.

Source: Briefly News