Help police find man wanted for murder
The suspect allegedly assaulted an 85-year-old woman with a hammer and brutally stabbed her to death.
PROVINCIAL SAPS are appealing to the public to assist with locating a wanted suspect who was last seen in Pinetown.
The suspect, a 47-year-old man, was last seen on September 8.
According to the police, a warrant for his arrest was issued after an 85-year-old woman was assaulted with a hammer and brutally stabbed to death at her residence at Nyavini in Msinsini.
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“The suspect was last seen on the same day walking towards the Pinetown area. He was last seen wearing a yellow, striped T-shirt, navy pants and sandals,” said the provincial SAPS spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele.
If you have information of his whereabouts, contact Constable Werner Botha on 039 699 1600/073 036 3498 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
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