{"id":156510,"date":"2017-07-12T18:54:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T16:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=156510"},"modified":"2017-07-14T15:06:16","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T13:06:16","slug":"breaking-news-two-elderly-women-murdered-lambton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/07\/12\/breaking-news-two-elderly-women-murdered-lambton\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Two elderly women murdered in Lambton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gauteng SAPS Provincial Commissioner Lieut-Gen <span class=\"st\">Deliwe<\/span> de Lange has expressed her shock at the ruthless murder of two elderly women (a mother and her daughter), aged 70 and 91,\u00a0 at a house in Webber Road, Lambton today (July 12).<\/p>\n<p>The bodies were discovered at about 2pm by another daughter of the 91-year-old victim.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt is suspected that the victims were assaulted several times with a blunt object.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this stage it is suspected that they were followed into the premises as the house was ransacked,\u201d said Col\u00a0Lungelo Dlamini, spokeperson for the Gauteng province.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>It has not yet been established exactly what was stolen and the suspects are unknown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice are still looking for clues at the crime scene that may help in the identification of suspects,\u201d said Dlamini.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrimes against children, women and the elderly are a priority and police will make sure that those who are responsible are brought to book,\u201d said de Lange.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in are:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/156112\/top-five-crime-trends-aware\/\">Top five crime trends you should 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