Police are investigating a murder case

By Megan Hartogh

A man suspected of murdering a 60-year-old woman was shot and killed by the woman’s brother in his Crawford home earlier today. According to reports, the homeowner and his wife confronted the suspect, who had a knife, when going downstairs to investigate on noises that they heard. Police spokesperson, Bernadine Steyn, says that the homeowner followed the suspect to the back door, where he was attacked with a spade. Steyn says that it was during this time that the homeowner fired shots at the suspect, who sustained a fatal bullet wound to his head. Steyn says that the 60-year-old woman was found in a downstairs bedroom with multiple stab wounds to her neck.