Tag: Murder

Condolences pour in for ’outstanding’ Durban metro cop stabbed to death by public drinker

Durban – The Metro Police fraternity is mourning the death of one of their own who was stabbed to death on Wednesday night. Acting Captain at Albert Park, Dumisani Zondi, who has been described as an outstanding officer and one of the metro police’s finest was allegedly stabbed to death after telling a group of… Continue reading Condolences pour in for ’outstanding’ Durban metro cop stabbed to death by public drinker

Alleged KZN serial killer commits suicide in prison cell

Durban – One of the two South Coast men suspected of killing five women in the Mthwalume area was found hanging in the police holding cells on Monday morning. The two were arrested on Friday in connection with the gruesome murder of the women and dumping their bodies in a sugarcane field and a nearby… Continue reading Alleged KZN serial killer commits suicide in prison cell

Western Cape boy, 11, allegedly stabs 12-year-old to death

The Western Cape police are investigating a murder case after an 11-year-old boy allegedly stabbed a 12-year-old. “Preliminary investigation revealed the victim and a boy had an altercation. The victim sustained a stab wound to the neck and was later declared dead by paramedics at the scene. A post-mortem to determine the cause of death… Continue reading Western Cape boy, 11, allegedly stabs 12-year-old to death

Man arrested after KZN woman is suffocated, burnt while daughter looks

A man has been taken into custody for the murder of a KwaZulu-Natal woman who was suffocated with clothing and burnt as her daughter looked on. On Saturday night, 40-year-old Delisile Ngongoma was alleged accosted by two people who entered her house in Jolivet. According to provincial police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala, Highflats detectives embarked… Continue reading Man arrested after KZN woman is suffocated, burnt while daughter looks

PMB woman found strangled inside her locked car

Kavitha Nerputh

A 41-year-old Pietermaritzburg woman was found dead in her car in Alexandra Park on Monday evening. The woman who has been identified as Kavitha Nerputh, was allegedly strangled to death. The Witness newspaper reported that Nerputh had allegedly been strangled with the cord of a cellphone charger and was alive when police found her, but… Continue reading PMB woman found strangled inside her locked car

Cop fingered in Phoenix man’s murder on New Year’s Eve

Durban – A Durban policeman has been fingered in connection with the death of a Phoenix resident that took place on New Year’s Eve. It is alleged that Woolaganathan Govinden,40, of Tromplen Place had been physically assaulted by a group of men including a police officer an hour before New Years Day. It is alleged… Continue reading Cop fingered in Phoenix man’s murder on New Year’s Eve

Wheelchair-bound PE man stabbed to death during robbery

A man was stabbed to death in his home in Kunene Park, Port Elizabeth, in an apparent robbery, Eastern Cape police said on Saturday. Colonel Priscilla Naidu said the 66-year-old man, identified as Mark John Mullen, reportedly had a friend over a visit around 14:45 on Friday. “Mullen’s wife arrived home at about 16:40 and… Continue reading Wheelchair-bound PE man stabbed to death during robbery