As she tried to run from them, she was grabbed from behind by a man who used a knife to slit her throat yesterday. The gang then escaped with a stash of goods.
Residents of the quiet area, described as a collection of residential smallholdings “where the horses outnumber the people”, are shattered by the violent attack.
Nico Nel, treasurer for the Alexandra cluster and former chairman of the Linbro Park Community Policing Forum, said Pestana is believed to have gone out dog training yesterday morning. She returned home and put her eight dogs into the kennels on her property before going out again, probably to do some shopping. She got back home, where she lived alone, just before noon.
Nel said the gang of three had targeted her home while she was out. They managed to lift some roof tiles and gain entry to the house. “I imagine they waited for her to come because they needed the doors open to carry the loot away.”
When she did arrive, they carried out what Nel describes as “the very efficient slaughter of a defenceless woman”.
He said Pestana is believed to have lain dead in her home for more than six hours before she was discovered by her domestic worker.
Nel is personally offering a R20 000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killers. He has since received numerous other pledges for the reward, which is currently growing.
People wanting to contribute towards the reward can e-mail alert@linbro.co.za
Anyone with information regarding the murder is asked to contact Crime Line at 32211 or Nel at 084 608 2026.
Police communications officers contacted for information regarding the murder this morning were unable to provide any details.
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