Stolen cellphones sold hours after elderly women’s bodies discovered, court hears

A mere two hours after the bodies of two elderly women were found bound and gagged in their rooms at a retirement village in Sunridge Park, two cellphones stolen during the robbery were sold for R1,900.

Testifying in the trial of five people, including a caregiver at the village, Panganani Mike Mabwe told the Gqeberha high court he received a call from one of the accused asking if he was interested in buying two cellphones, a Samsung Galaxy J8 and Samsung Galaxy A3, from him...

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