Strangled mom, baby: Cops locate murder suspect in Brixton
The family of Chantelle Ash, the 20-year-old mother who was strangled along with her infant, is now hoping for closure following the arrest of a 29-year-old man yesterday.
MOKOPANE – After an intensive investigation, Chantelle Ash’s partner, Mohammad Nasir (29) was located by the police, brought to Mokopane for questioning and charged with two murders.
Bosveld earlier reported that the mom and baby’s lifeless bodies were discovered by an employee of a lodge in Masodi village outside Mokopane on Thursday, 14 January. Both were strangled to death.
Martinette Lensley, Chantelle’s cousin, said the family hopes that the truth will be heard and that justice will be served.
The police arrested Nasir after a manhunt was launched on Friday, 15 January. A suspect was traced and arrested in Brixton yesterday afternoon.
Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe from the police confirmed that Nasir appeared before the Mokerong Magistrate’s Court in Mahwelereng today on two counts of murder.
The case was postponed for further investigation and a formal bail application will be made on Friday, 29 January. Nasir remains in custody.
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Chantelle and her daughter, Tasneem will be laid to rest on Tuesday, 26 January, in the Zandfontein cemetery in Pretoria.
