Rameez Patel to remain behind bars
The Polokwane businessman is already on trial for his wife's murder.
Rameez Patel will remain behind bars until next week.
He was arrested on Friday for his mother's murder.
He has been remanded in custody in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court until his formal bail application on 11 and 12 October.
He made a brief appearance in court on Monday morning.
Provincial police spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe says it's alleged the suspect opened fire on his mother and her domestic worker on 19 September.
The 51-year-old Mahejeen Banu Patel later died in hospital.
"The old lady was rushed to hospital for medical attention where she passed on a few hours later and the domestic worker did not sustain any injuries. The motive behind this killing is still not clear as nothing was taken from the deceased house," Ngoepe says.
The suspect's father had been shot dead during a robbery in 2016.
His wife, Fatima, was found dead at the couple's rented Nirvana home in April 2015.
She had been strangled, beaten and shot.