‘Where’s mom?’ — dad flips, son finds her dead in pool of blood

Illegal miners

Polokwane – Police in Tshaulu under the Vhembe District, Limpopo, have arrested a 48-year-old man in connection with the gruesome murder of his 41-year-old wife at Tshidzini Mutshili village on Saturday, 2 August 2025.

According to Limpopo police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba, the couple’s son made the horrific discovery shortly after midday when he arrived home and encountered his father walking out of the gate.

Upon asking about his mother’s whereabouts, the father allegedly became aggressive, shouted at him, and threatened to assault him.

Alarmed, the son proceeded to search for his mother and attempted to access a two-roomed house on the property.

Finding the door locked, he broke it open and was met with a horrific scene: his mother’s lifeless body lying in a pool of blood. She had sustained severe injuries to her upper body, and her left hand had been severed.

Emergency Medical Services and police were called to the scene and confirmed the woman had died.

A murder case was immediately opened, and the suspect was apprehended later that same day.

“The motive behind the killing is still unknown, but domestic violence cannot be ruled out,” Brigadier Mashaba said.

The suspect is expected to appear in the local Magistrate’s Court soon on a charge of murder.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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