WESTERN CAPE. – An elderly man was found dead on Tuesday evening, 10 November, at a residence in Eversdal, Bellville, after Titanium Securitas's medical response team received an urgent ambulance request at 19:15 regarding a serious assault. Upon their arrival, the team found no signs of life in the man.
Constable Ndakhe Gwala, police spokesperson, confirms that Durbanville police are investigating a murder case after an 88-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death on Tuesday, 10 November, at around 18:55 in Eversdale Road, Stellenberg Gardens, by his son. Police have arrested a 53-year-old man on a murder charge. He will appear in the Bellville magistrate's court.
Titanium Securitas says that according to preliminary information gathered at the scene, the man's son allegedly tortured and killed him and thereafter placed his body in a wheeled waste bin. According to the security company, police are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
