Grandmother murdered for cellphone

A 10-year-old girl saw her grandmother gunned down on a farm near Kinross and her cellphone and purse stolen on Friday evening, said Mpumalanga police.

Superintendent Abie Khoabane said the pair had returned home to a farm between Leslie and Kinross when they were attacked outside the house about 7pm by someone wearing a balaclava.

The attacker "shot her in the head and in the stomach and the 74-year-old woman died on the scene," said Khoabane.

The attacker grabbed the goods and fled. The child was not injured.

"We consider the motive to be robbery," said Khoabane. No arrests had been made.

Anyone with information can contact Khoabane on 082 415 8375.