A 43-year-old male has been arrested yesterday for murder by Msobomvu police.

The arrest comes after a 34-year-old female was reported missing by her husband on 03 July 2019. Ever since her missing report investigation was conducted but it was unsuccessful. Police were then alerted by a family member who was suspicious about the bath tub which was no longer mounted on the surface. On investigation police proceeded to their home and found her remains under the bath tub in their house at Zingqayi Location, Butterworth yesterday, 30 August 2021. The alleged suspect who is the husband to the deceased was immediately arrested and charged for murder.

He is due to appear at Butterworth Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

The Acting District Commissioner Brigadier Ngangema Xakavu condemns cases against Gender Based Violence and Femicide and police will ensure that they leave no stone unturned and perpetrators are arrested and face the full might of the law, he added.

Source: South African Police Service