YESTERDAY afternoon, Berea Mail reported that a woman died and a man was injured at an Umbilo home after an alleged drowning incident that had occurred. New details have now emerged, alleging that the woman was strangled and drowned by a man – reportedly her husband, who was also found injured at the scene – after an argument between the two.

Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala said Umbilo Police are investigating a murder case following an incident where a man and woman were found floating in the pool at their home on Jamieson Crescent in Umbilo.

“The woman was confirmed dead at the scene while the man was taken to hospital for medical attention and remains under police guard. He will appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court soon,” Gwala said.

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Garrith Jamieson said ALS Paramedics Medical Services, together with Emer-G-Med, arrived on the scene to find a woman in her fifties in a state of cardiac arrest after being pulled from the swimming pool.

“Despite advanced life-support resuscitation efforts for over half an hour, the patient did not survive and was declared deceased on the scene.

“A male, believed to be in his fifties, had also sustained injuries and was stabilised on the scene before being transported to a nearby Durban hospital for the further treatment that he required,” he said.

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