The community of Siluma View in Katlehong is furious following the assault of 83-year-old Gogo Dora Nkoana*, allegedly by one of her grandsons after he demanded his father’s inheritance money.
According to the distraught pensioner, her grandson came home drunk on February 10 at around 1am.
ALSO READ:
Pensioner claims she was let down by police
Gogo Dora claimed her grandson woke her up and demanded her to give back his father’s inheritance money.
“His father died more than 10 years ago. As soon as his pension fund paid out, I gave the money to my grandson’s mother. His mother stays in Vosloorus. I told him to ask her for the money. He became angry and decided to beat me up. I never saw him so angry,” alleged Gogo Dora.
She said he has previously assaulted her many times.
“But because I love him, I decided to turn a blind eye and even protect him from the angry community members who eventually became aware of my situation,” said Gogo Dora, who makes a living out of recycling.
“I’ve never seen him so angry. As he was beating me, he turned my bedroom furniture upside down and on top of that he threatened to kill me and left me lying on the floor. I am sure he thought I was dead when he left,” Gogo Dora claimed.
“He did assault me, it is true, but it is not true that he raped me. What happened was after failing to get the inheritance money from me, he demanded I give him some of my pension money and the money I make from recycling. I told him I don’t have any money. He became angry and undressed me as he thought I was hiding some money under my clothes. At one stage, I thought he was going to rape me as he was undressing me, but he didn’t,” she alleged.
Another grandson of Gogo Dora, who is the suspect’s cousin, claimed: “My grandmother never has money to look after herself because he takes it all and spends it on alcohol,” he said.
A prominent community member said the community is very angry.
“We feel very bad. We want social workers to come and give us a way forward as the police are dragging their feet in finding the suspect. A day after the incident took place there was a street committee meeting where the community met to discuss Gogo Dora’s situation. The community members agreed they will leave no stone unturned in finding the suspect. I advised them not to take the law into their own hands, instead, they should rather hand him over to the police if they find him,” he said.
Communications officer at Katlehong Police Station Capt Mega Ndobe said a case of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) has been opened at the police station and that the police are still investigating as the suspect is at large.
ALSO READ:
Crime Stats: The worst ten precincts in South Africa in 2019
“We understand the anger of the community, but I would like to appeal to them not to take the law into their own hands should they find the suspect. They must let the police do their job,” advised Ndobe.
Follow us on these social media platforms:
