“Are you happy now?”
These were the words written using the blood of an ouma who was found stabbed to death in her Manenberg home.
Neighbours were left reeling in shock as they gathered outside the home of Magdalene Isaacs, 63, in Irvine Street after the horrific discovery was made on Monday afternoon.
According to neighbours, her daughter returned home to the grisly murder scene shortly before 4pm and police were called to the house.
A large crowd of residents gathered outside the friendly ouma’s home and watched her body being removed from the scene as relatives cried nearby, shortly after 6pm.
Police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk says Manenberg police have opened a murder investigation.
“The circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation. No arrest has been made as yet and our detectives are following up on all leads,” he says.
When the Daily Voice visited the home on Tuesday, her family declined to comment and requested
pictures of the woman not be published.
A 42-year-old neighbour, who asked not to be named, says: “She has lived here all the years and she was a very nice woman.
“She was a single mom and raised all her
children by herself and we are all shocked that she has died in this way.
“We still can’t believe it. I can’t even sleep. We have not had a murder like this in Irvine Street.”
Acting station commander Colonel Sanele Zama says detectives at the scene found that the ouma had been stabbed with her own kitchen knife.
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“The elderly woman was stabbed and killed in her own home and the suspect used a kitchen knife to kill her,” says Zama.
“The suspect left the bloodied knife back in the kitchen and left a shocking message on the coffee table.
“The person used her blood to write in Afrikaans: ‘Are you happy now?’. It is unclear what this
message means or whether or not it is meant for the victim.
“At this stage we are looking for her boyfriend as he was the last person seen with her and we are hoping he can help us solve this crime.”
Anyone with information is asked to call
Manenberg detectives on 021 699 9400.