Man arrested for allegedly burying girlfriend in shallow grave
15 November 2018 - 10:29
By Iavan Pijoos
Image: Allan Swart/123RF File photo
An Eastern Cape man has been arrested after he led police to a shallow grave where he allegedly buried his girlfriend.
Police spokesperson Sergeant Majola Nkohli said the 38-year-old man was arrested at Winkelhaak farm in Kareedouw on Wednesday afternoon.
This after he led police to the decomposing body of a 28-year-old woman who was last seen alive two weeks ago.
"Post-mortem and DNA analysis will be conducted to determine whether the recovered body is that of [the woman]," said Nkohli.
The man is expected to appear in the Humansdorp Magistrate’s Court on Friday on a charge of murder.
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