EASTERN CAPE – Elliot Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner Lt Gen Liziwe Ntshinga strongly condemned the senseless attack and killing of innocent women after a 24-year-old woman’s body was discovered by police on the 04 March 2020 at about 15:00.

This gruesome discovery was made after the sister of the suspect, phoned the Police alerting them that his brother ‘had killed his girlfriend’ on 29 February 2020 and hidden her near Pola Park in a brick making yard.

The Police acted swiftly and took the male suspect aged 30 years old, to a scene where he pointed the body of the deceased hidden in a hole and covered with bricks. The victim’s body had visible bruises.

The suspect was arrested and charged with murder and he will appear Elliot Magistrate’s court on Friday, 06 March 2020.

Lt Gen Liziwe Ntshinga commended the members for the swift response resulting in an arrest.

Source: South African Police Service