An 86-yr-old nun was brutally gang r@-ped before she was murdered in her own bedroom at a convent in South Africa, police say.
Sister Gertrud Tiefenbacher was bound and gagged with an electric typewriter cord after bandits broke into the Sacred Heart Missionary in Ixopo, Daily News reports.
Her body was found on Sunday.
Reports from Independent Online, also reveal that the thieves stole cash from the elderly nun, then $'exually assaul-ted and killed her.
The sister's remains were found by another nun at the convent, 85 miles southwest of Durban.
Cops are now hunting for the gang.
"We are following all leads. We are also appealing to the community to come forward with any information that will help us solve this case," police spokesman Major Thulani Zwane said.
Tributes have been paid to Sister Gertrude, who was born in Austria but spent more than 60 years working at the South African missionary.
"She had a very kind heart and was loved by everyone," fellow mission Sister Gerald said.
"I met sister in 1952, when I started teaching at a school attached to the mission. We worked very closely together. She loved her work with children," friend Betty Firmstone said.
"This really was an act of savagery against a gentle, caring soul," she added.
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