Man arrested for kidnapping, murdering woman
The suspect was arrested on Saturday morning and will appear in the Durban Magistrates Court, facing charges of kidnapping, murder and defeating the ends of justice.
Police in KwaZulu-Natal arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old woman, who was kidnapped on December 25, 2024.
The woman was last seen leaving a restaurant in Umhlanga with a male companion in the early hours of December 25, 2024, and a case of kidnapping was opened after she did not return home.
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Provincial police spokesman, Col Robert Netshiunda, said, “Thorough police investigations uncovered the identity of the man who was seen leaving the establishment with the missing woman. During the investigations, it was discovered that the man, who was her manager at work, took her to his home in the Amaotana area in Inanda. The two reportedly had an altercation and the man allegedly strangled her to death and buried her body in his yard.”
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The suspect was arrested on Saturday morning and will appear in the Durban Magistrates Court, facing charges of kidnapping, murder and defeating the ends of justice.
