Elderly women found dead after suspected robbery
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This newspaper was also told that the women reportedly uplifted their pensions on Monday and as a result may have been preyed upon by a person or persons known to them. It was unclear whether any cash was missing from the house.
Neighbours did not recall hearing any strange noise coming from the house that may have indicated that something was amiss. resident
As news spread of the discovery of the women’s bodies, a large crowd, including many church members who left their workplaces, gathered at the scene in shock. “They were very nice people, they were gems and so old I don’t know why someone would want to do this to them,” a church member cried.
Many expressed their anger at the gruesome manner in which several persons of all age ranges have met their deaths recently and some called for the death penalty to be enforced. “Justice will prevail, they [the police] will catch them but it don’t make sense they put them in prison and feed them, they need to be hanged,” a male member of the church said.
Detectives spent almost three hours at the scene gathering information and searching for evidence that may lead them to the suspect/s.
A large number of police officers, including traffic ranks, were also summoned to the area to ensure order was maintained and to direct the traffic that built up as passersby, out of curiosity, stopped to get a glimpse of what was transpiring.
As the bodies were being removed from the house and into the hearse, some wailed loudly, while others joined hands and sang hymns.
A sister of one of the women and son-in-law rushed to the scene after receiving the news but were too inconsolable to speak.
Neville Giddings, a senior member of the church told reporters that the women were “ageable people” who could hardly help themselves.
He said he and his family were still trying to come to grips with their deaths.
Another member, Roy Marshall, said he was driving when he received a call from the administrator of the church, who told him that he was unable to get on to Caesar.
The man said he rushed to the scene and was among several other members who made the discovery of the bodies.
Fraser and Caesar, who were the lone occupants of the house, were said to have been members of the church for decades. Most of their relatives reside overseas.
They were described as very jovial and genuine people.