Residents from Lalini near Cofimvaba, east of Queenstown, are meeting on Monday to raise their concerns about crime following the brutal rape and murder of a 60-year-old woman.
Eastern Cape police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Namhla Mdleleni, says the woman's naked body was found outside her home early on Sunday morning by a relative.
She says the woman, whose identity is still being withheld, had stab wounds all over her body.
Mdleleni says more than one suspect may have been involved.
Algoa FM News has also learnt that the local community at Lalini was shocked by the woman's murder and is meeting to discuss the safety of the local community.
Anyone who may have information on the case is asked to contact their local police station.
