Murder suspect hands himself over to Durban Central police
Residents of The Bluff have expressed their anger over the murder of a woman at a primary school and are calling for justice.
A man suspected of killing his partner at a primary school in The Bluff in Durban is due to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court tomorrow.
According to eThekwini District police spokesperson Captain Carmen Rhynes, the suspect handed himself over to the Durban Central police yesterday.
As reported by Southlands Sun on Monday, residents from The Bluff were reeling in shock after a woman was killed at one of the primary schools in the area on Friday.
According to the information received from the police, the victim (35) returned to her house on Hollesley Road with her boyfriend after an evening out.
“It is alleged that a violent altercation ensued between the couple, culminating in the boyfriend assaulting the woman to death. Emergency services were called to the scene, but the victim was pronounced dead,” says Rhynes.
The suspect fled the scene but handed himself over to police yesterday.
The KZN Department of Education says the matter was reported to the office of the MEC, Sipho Hlomuka.
“We can confirm the department was alerted [to] the incident. We will give space to the police to do their work so that we do not interfere with their investigation,” says the department’s spokesperson Muzi Mahlambi.
Residents of The Bluff have expressed their anger on social media, calling for justice for the victim.
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