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A SAPS ‘murder investigation’ graphic.
Police in the North West have condemned the killing of a 48-year-old woman in Mosiane View outside Mahikeng. Social media video’s of the incident that happened on Saturday, show her 25- year- old son repeatedly hitting her with a shovel.
#sapsNW #SAPS in the North West Province is aware of a video circulating on social media platforms regarding an incident in which a 25yr-old male hacked his mother to the death at around 11:00 on Saturday, 04/10, at Mosiane View village, Mahikeng.
The motive of the incident… pic.twitter.com/CqY3lUcZCW
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) October 5, 2025
Provincial police spokesperson Sam Tselenyane says the son was shot and killed, allegedly by a neighbour who tried to intervene.
Tselenyane says the motive for the incident is not known, but they suspect that the woman’s son had been addicted to drugs.
“The sadistic, gruesome and senseless death of a mother at the hands of her son is symptomatic of the scourge of satanic ritual practices or drug addiction to which most young people are exposed to and which, unfortunately, are often ignored by parents and a nonchalant, apathetic society.”
