Man kills and buries girlfriend on employees farm

South African Police Service

Man kills and buries girlfriend on employees farm
Man kills and buries girlfriend on employees farm

On Wednesday, 24 July 2019, a 41 year old man is expected to appear in the Bray Magistrate’s Court in connection with the alleged murder of his 35 year old girlfriend. The suspect’s court appearance stems from his arrest on 23 July 2019, at about 10:30. According to allegations, the suspect killed and buried the victim in a shallow grave at a farm, were they worked.

The victim was allegedly last seen with the suspect on Saturday, 6 July 2019. The family of the victim reported her missing on Sunday, 21 July 2019.

The police intervened when the community of Matloding, outside Tshidilamolomo, became suspicious of the suspect and started questioning him. Information led the police to the farm, where he allegedly buried the victim.

The badly decomposed body was discovered, exhumed from the shallow grave and taken to the local mortuary.

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