The police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old woman who was kidnapped on Christmas Day. According to police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda, the woman was last seen leaving a restaurant in Umhlanga with a male companion in the early hours of Christmas morning, and a case of kidnapping was opened after she did not return home.
BURIED IN THE MANAGER'S BACKYARD
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," Netshiunda said.
SUSPECT TO APPEAR IN COURT
The suspect was arrested today and will appear in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Monday, 6 January 2025. "He is facing charges of kidnapping, murder, and defeating the ends of justice," added Netshiunda.
