Son confesses to burying mother in a drum of cement
The body of an 80-year-old woman was found in a drum full of cement in the yard of a house on the East Rand.
Her son reported his mother missing at the Brakpan Police Station on Thursday.
However, police spokesperson Pearl Van Staad says on Monday, police received a tip-off that the son had been acting suspiciously during the weekend.
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"The police were summoned to the house.
"Upon arrival, the man was found sitting outside looking distressed. He was interrogated and said on Thursday night he suffocated his mother to death with a pillow while she was asleep.
"He then mixed cement in a drum outside and he forcefully pressed her lifeless body in it," says Van Staad.
She says the 54-year old son then led police to the drum.
"Forensics found her body after cutting the drum open.
"The man has been arrested and charged with murder," adds Van Staad.
The suspect is expected to appear in the Brakpan Magistrates’ Court soon.