“The arrested suspects aged between 25 and 35 are due to appear in the Ixopo Magistrates Court tomorrow (Wednesday) facing murder, house robbery and rape charges,” said Major Thulani Zwane in a statement.
The three were found in possession of stolen property which were positively identified as property belonging to Sister Getrud Tiefebacher, 86, said Zwane.
He said it was alleged that the victim was at her residence when she was approached by suspects who allegedly tied her hands with a type writer cord on April 18. She was also covered with a towel over her face, causing her to suffocate, he said. Zwane said foreign currency was allegedly taken from Tiefebacher’s room. “It is also suspected that the victim was raped before she was killed.”
