A 50-year-old man accused of killing his 67-year-old neighbour with a hammer outside her home in Sedgefield in the Southern Cape has been remanded in custody after the Knysna Magistrate's Court denied him bail.
The accused, Sean Kelly, allegedly killed, Lorna Hampson with a hammer on the pavement outside her home on the evening of February 2.
Hampson's body was found on the sidewalk, covered in blood. She had already succumbed to the injuries she sustained.
Police spokesperson Captain Malcolm Pojie said Kelly's bail application was heard in the Knysna Magistrate's Court on Wednesday and Thursday when the matter was postponed to the 29th of March for further investigation.
The motive for this attack is still being investigated.
Two cases of malicious damage to property have also been added to the murder case after the suspect allegedly assaulted and damaged the vehicles of members of the public who were first responders to the scene. - ANA
