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Man arrested for alleged murder of girlfriend in Eastern Cape

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The suspect will appear before the Elliotdale Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

A 33-year-old man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his 28-year-old girlfriend in Elliot, Eastern Cape police said on Friday.

Elliotdale police spokesperson Captain Jackson Manatha said: “It is alleged that the suspect went to the flat of his former girlfriend on Sunday, 24 March 2019 at about 12pm at the main street of Elliotdale. He found the woman alone and allegedly shot her on the upper body. The woman passed away at the scene. The suspect then run away and a murder case was registered at Elliotdale Police Station.”

The man, who was arrested on Thursday, was found with an unlicensed firearm and was charged with murder and the possession of an unlicensed firearm. Butterworth Cluster Commander Brigadier Ngangema Xakavu condemned the murder of the defenceless woman.

 

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