A-56-year-old woman and her nine-year-old grandson were found dead with multiple axe wounds all over their bodies at their homestead in Bubi District, Matabeleland North.
The murder weapons, an axe and a
knobkerrie, were found at the scene.
The bodies of Wesi Ncube and her grandson Lyodd Ndebele of Dulutsha village 3 in Siganda were discovered on Saturday a kilometre apart.
A neighbour’s eight-year-old granddaughter who had gone to the deceased’s homestead on Saturday morning to ask for cooking oil
found Ncube’s body and alerted her family. The body of Ncube’s grandson was found about a kilometre from their home by villagers.
Police suspect that the killings may have occurred between 7PM on Friday and 7AM on Saturday.
Matabeleland North police spokesperson Chief Inspector Siphiwe Makonese said reasons for the attack are not yet known and
investigations are underway.Chronicle