2 Suspects tracked down -Woman (72) brutally murdered in her Overport home

South African Police Service

2 Suspects tracked down -Woman (72) brutally murdered in her Overport home
2 Suspects tracked down -Woman (72) brutally murdered in her Overport home

Premla Moodley (72), was found dead at her residence on Sparks Road in Overport on 3 May 2020. Her hands were bound with tape and her house was ransacked. A case of murder and robbery was opened at Mayville police station. It is alleged that one of the suspects worked at the building in which the deceased lived in.

Investigating officers from the Provincial Investigation Unit worked throughout the night to solve the murder case that had baffled many in the quiet suburb of Overport. Their resilience yielded positive results when two suspects aged 32 and 36 were arrested.

Police proceeded to Inanda where a 36-year-old man was arrested. A 32-year-old suspect was thereafter arrested in Overport.

The docket was assigned to the Provincial Investigation Unit for investigation. The detectives worked tirelessly to solve the case. Two wrist watches were recovered from the 36-year-old man. The suspects will be charged for murder and robbery.

They will appear in the Durban Magistrates’ Court on 24 June 2020.

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