Police are searching for the person who fatally stabbed a 69-year-old woman in her bedroom in Maliwa Location, Manzana Administrative Area (eMaxesibeni), Eastern Cape.
Police confirmed the incident took place on Saturday morning, 24 May 2025.
Eastern Cape police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli, stated that officers responded to the scene at approximately 7am.
Upon arrival, they found the woman’s body in her bedroom with several stab wounds to her upper body.
Motive remains unclear in case of woman stabbed to death
The South African Police Service believe the woman was alone at the time of the attack.
Police have not yet determined the motive behind the killing and have launched a manhunt to find the suspect or suspects.
“Police are urging anyone with information that could assist the investigating team to contact a team leader on 082 319 8156, or Crime Stop on 08600 10111, or report it at the nearest police station,” said Nkohli.
Similar Attack Two Weeks Earlier
Two weeks ago, unknown attackers shot and killed two elderly sisters, aged 75 and 85, in their home in Upper Ncera outside Alice, also in the Eastern Cape.
According to police spokesperson Lieutenant Siphokazi Mawisa, the women were sleeping when unknown suspects broke into their home in the early hours of a Tuesday and shot them.
Both women died on the scene from gunshot wounds to their upper bodies.
Police Condemns Violence
Acting provincial police commissioner, Major General Thandiswa Kupiso, has condemned the growing violence against vulnerable people.
“Violence against women, children and elderly people is unacceptable. The South African Police Service is committed to protecting the vulnerable against the rise in gender-based violence,” she said.
Kupiso urged police investigators to work urgently to arrest those responsible and bring them to justice.
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