A MAN lost his temper and allegedly torched his mother’s house!
This was after Ellen Goodman (74) refused to give him R50.
The mother claimed her 42-year-old son was aggressive when he demanded the money on Tuesday.
She told Daily Sun: “I told him this was my last money left over from my pension.
“But he became very angry and burnt my house.
“He threatened to kill me when he comes back from jail.
“I hope the prison keys go missing.”
His neighbours in Skierlik section, Bekkersdal, west of Joburg, claimed the suspect was horny and wanted to go and buy a round of sex from a magosha in Westonaria.
So when his mother refused to give him money, he allegedly set the fully furnished four-roomed house on fire, reducing everything inside to ashes.
One of the neighbours said: “We heard him shouting in a rough voice that he needed money so he could go to a brothel called Tree.
“We appealed to him to sleep off his horniness or drink lots of water, but he didn’t listen to us. We laughed because it seemed funny.”
Neighbour Samson Thobela said they saw a blazing fire coming from the house.
“The man looked angry, with muscles stretched across his face.
“We managed to enter the yard and stop the fire, but sadly the house was burned,” said Samson.
Bekkersdal police spokeswoman Linki Lefakane confirmed the incident and said the man has been arrested.
“We have a pending case of malicious damage to property and police are investigating,” she said.
Lefakane said the suspect’s bail application was refused by the Westonaria Magistrates Court.
He was remanded in custody and his bail application was postponed to Thursday.
St Mary’s Anglican Church priest Rodger Lekoko came to gogo Ellen’s ruined house to pray for her.
