HANOVER PARK HUNT FOR OUMA KILLERS

ANGRY residents in Hanover Park have vowed to hunt down the killers of a 75-year-old woman after she was found murdered in her bed and her house burgled yesterday morning.

Police were called to the Surburg Walk home of well-loved resident Mary Douman on Wednesday, 23 July after her body was discovered by her son who had been working night shift.

Residents mobilised soon as news spread and vowed to track down her killer if police didn’t and said they would do so, by searching each premises in the community for the stolen items.

They also called on relatives to hand over the murderer over to cops.

A video on social media shows a resident with a loud speaker calling for a house-to-house as the ouma’s body was loaded in the mortuary van.

He said: “I respect Aunty Mary, I grew up in front of her.

This is nonsense that people can just break in and do what they want to.

“We are going to come in and we are going to search every yard and we will look for that mountain bike. That bike is in this area.

“That is what we will do. We are coming for you. If it’s your brother, bring him in.”

Resident and community activist, Brian Jephta told Cape Argus: “It’s alleged that gang members were seen on camera footage and took bicycles from the premises and it must have been that she caught them and then they murdered her.”

Police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Joseph Swartbooi confirmed that cops are investigating.