DURBAN – A 21-year-old suspect is expected to appear before the Durban Magistrates Court tomorrow for the murder of a Durban University of Technology student.

It is alleged that on 07 January 2021 at 16:50, Sifundo Mhlongo (19) was fatally stabbed while at a student residence on Yusuf Dadoo Street in Durban. He sustained a stab wound to the neck and was declared dead at the scene by paramedics. His assailant who was also a student at the same campus fled the scene after the incident and was on the run since then. A case of murder was opened at Durban Central SAPS for investigation.

Yesterday morning, the investigating officer assigned to the case followed up information about the suspect involved in the murder. The suspect was arrested in the Isipingo area where he was hiding.

The Acting Provincial Commissioner for KwaZulu-Natal, Major General Thulani Gonya praised the investigating officer for his perseverance in solving the case.

Source: South African Police Service