Police arrest suspect linked to Zinhle Muthwa’s brutal murder
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula praised the investigating team for the swift arrest.
POLICE arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with the brutal murder of Zinhle Muthwa (29).
Muthwa’s body was found at the Ndaya Reserve in Umbumbulu next to the road with head injuries and bruises all over her body on New Year’s Day.
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According to Capt Nqobile Gwala, KZN police spokesperson, Muthwa also sustained a gunshot wound to the head.
“A case of murder was opened at Umbumbulu SAPS for further investigation. On 4 January 2020, Umbumbulu detectives, led by the station commander, followed up on information regarding the suspect involved in the murder. A 30-year-old suspect was traced and arrested in the Umbumbulu area after an intensive investigation,” said Gwala.
She said a firearm suspected to be used in the commission of an offence was also confiscated by police. He is expected to appear in the Umbumbulu Magistrate’s Court today, Monday, 6 January 2020.
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula welcomed the arrest of the suspect and praised the investigative team for their dedication in making the arrest.
Muthwa’s friend, Philisiwe Mnisi, who shared her pics on social media when she went missing told the Highway Mail on Friday that her friend left on New Year’s Eve. Muthwa left Mnisi a voice note saying that she was going to a shop.
Mnisi said she sensed something was wrong when she was not in her room in the morning, “when hours went by I just knew something was wrong as she always informed me of her whereabouts and we had to go to work that day.”
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