Murder: An Austrian nun, 86 who has been at the Ixopo mission in South Africa for the past sixty years working among the poor, was attacked inside her own quarters at the Sacred Heart mission, tied up, gagged, raped and strangled to death. However the police emphasized that she was 'robbed'. A woman who has taken a vow of poverty doesn't have much to 'rob'.
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reported by Suthentira Govender
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2015/04/20/elderly-nun-robbed-raped-strangled-in-ixopo
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20 april, 2015 The South african police are combing a small KwaZulu-Natal midlands town for the killers of an elderly Austrian nun‚ who was allegedly raped and strangled over the weekend.
Although it's claimed she was 'robbed', the Austrian nun worked closely with poor people and having taken a vow of poverty only carried a small amount of cash.
The 86-year-old nun was found gagged and bound with a typewriter cord‚ in her quarters at the Sacred Heart Mission in Ixopo‚ police said on Monday.
The Austrian immigrant‚ who has been with the mission for 60 years‚ was found by another nun on Sunday morning.
She was alone in her room when the robbers struck‚ tied her up, the police believe she also was raped before she was strangled to death.
“Rape is also suspected in this matter. The victim was found tied with a typewriter cord. She was also gagged‚” said police spokesman Major Thulani Zwane.
It is understood that the nun worked closely with impoverished children in the community‚ and was described by her fellow nuns as having a “kind heart and love for children”.
-RDM News Wire http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2015/04/20/elderly-nun-robbed-raped-strangled-in-ixopo
Murder: Austrian nun, 86 murdered: gagged, tied up, raped, strangled in her own quarters, Sacred Heart Mission, in Ixopo
reported by Suthentira Govender http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2015/04/20/elderly-nun-robbed-raped-strangled-in-ixopo
20 april, 2015 The South african police are combing a small KwaZulu-Natal midlands town for the killers of an elderly Austrian nun‚ who was allegedly raped and strangled over the weekend.
The mission is located at Margaret Street, Ixopo, Pietermaritzburg, KZN. telephone: (039) 834-1106
Although it's claimed she was 'robbed', the Austrian nun worked closely with poor people and having taken a vow of poverty only carried a small amount of cash.
The 86-year-old nun was found gagged and bound with a typewriter cord‚ in her quarters at the Sacred Heart Mission in Ixopo‚ police said on Monday.
The Austrian immigrant‚ who has been with the mission for 60 years‚ was found by another nun on Sunday morning.
She was alone in her room when the robbers struck‚ tied her up, the police believe she also was raped before she was strangled to death.
“Rape is also suspected in this matter. The victim was found tied with a typewriter cord. She was also gagged‚” said police spokesman Major Thulani Zwane.
It is understood that the nun worked closely with impoverished children in the community‚ and was described by her fellow nuns as having a “kind heart and love for children”.
-RDM News Wire http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2015/04/20/elderly-nun-robbed-raped-strangled-in-ixopo
background:
Sacred Heart Home (Ixopo)
The Sacred Heart Home in Ixopo (Ubuhlebezwe Municipality) has a long history. Already in 1923 it opened its doors to the sisters who had come to offer their missionary service to the largely coloured community of the area.
Although a community with many elderly sisters, our CPS there are active and involved in many forms of service:
Educational ministry at Little Flower School
Pastoral Care at the Christ the King Hospital
Prayer Ministry
Sacred Heart Home is also the home of our Province’s noviciate and thus serves as a formation house for young women aspiring to join our Congregation (see Formation).
Another noteworthy feature is the “Educational Outreach Program” that has been run for over 12 years now on a Saturday morning. Here children and adolescents gather, who come from disadvantaged families of the area and who did not have the benefit of education because of financial constraints. Volunteers work with them and try to grow them holistically so that they can become
Contact: 039 834 1106 shhixopo@futurenet.co.za
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