GEORGE - MAN BEATS 60 YEAR OLD WOMAN TO DEATH WITH A GOLF CLUB

A George man is expected to appear in court on Monday for allegedly beating a 60-year-old woman to death with a golf club during a vicious daylight attack in the town at the weekend.

Southern Cape police spokesman Captain Malcolm Pojie said Kaatjie Lampbrecht and a friend had been sitting on the pavement in Formosa Drive in Groeneweide Park just before 2pm on Saturday when a bakkie stopped next to them.

“A man – a passenger in the bakkie – jumped out of the vehicle and approached them with a golf club in his hands‚” Pojie said.

The man then allegedly started whacking Lampbrecht over the head with the club. She was also hit her in the side and on the back.

The woman’s friend was not attacked.

“He then got back into the bakkie and drove off‚” Pojie said

Lampbrecht died at the scene.

Police launched a search for the perpetrator immediately.

Pojie said the suspect was arrested on a nearby pig farm within 30 minutes of the attack.

“A 43-year-old man was arrested not far from where the crime was committed‚” Pojie said.

He said a bloody golf club had also been found in the bakkie in which the suspect had allegedly been a passenger.

The motive for the attack was still unknown.

Eden cluster commander Major-General Oswald Reddy commended the officers involved in the arrest for their swift action.

The suspect is expected to appear in the George Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

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