The suspect who allegedly killed a woman with an angle grinder in KwaMakhutha was swiftly arrested. It is alleged that Philisiwe Mvubu (46) was brutally murdered in front of a child following a quarrel with her suspect who was known to her.
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Social Development MEC, Mrs Nonhlanhla Khoza, has lauded the police for the swift arrest. Police managed to trace the man in Estcourt. The suspect allegedly used his woman’s vehicle to escape the scene after committing the murder. Mvubu was discovered by neighbours in the house after a 10-year-old boy reported to them about blood drops in the house.
Neighbours assisted the boy to gain entrance to the house through the window to open a back door. MEC Khoza commended the police for their rapid response to ensure that the suspect was arrested and brought back to Durban. She said this once again highlights that no women abusers, rapists and murderers would escape the arm of the law.
“It is very pleasing that our law enforcement agencies have taken these cases of gender-based violence seriously and they don’t rest until the suspects are nabbed. We believe that the only way to curb these crimes in our communities is through a focused approach and working together as different sectors and departments,” she said.
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