A suspect has been arrested in Mozambique following the murder of a woman at her home at Tygerberg Townhouses in Danie Theron Street, Secunda, reports Ridge Times.

Mpumalanga police found 44-year-old René Müller’s body in an outside room at about 12:30 yesterday.

Müller and the suspect, a man she knew, were reported missing on Sunday when they could not be reached telephonically and no one was at Müller’s home.

They also did not clock in for work at their respective workplaces.

Bloody scene

Police and forensic support services went to the townhouse yesterday.

According to Sergeant Busisiwe Mthethwa, the spokesperson for the Embalenhle SAPS, bloodstains were noticed inside the house, including on the interior walls and a doorframe.

Müller’s cellphone and keys were found inside the home.

Security personnel assisted in forcing open a locked outside room on the premises.

Police discovered Müller’s body wrapped in a bag and positioned face down, with visible head injuries and blood present at the scene.

A knife, suspected to be the murder weapon, was recovered inside the room.

According to a source, the suspect had allegedly taken items from the house, which were pawned at a local pawnshop on Saturday.

Police were searching for the suspect, who allegedly fled in a white Toyota Hilux Club Cab bakkie with a canopy.

Secunda Police Station commander Colonel Vena Sigo confirmed the suspect was arrested in Mozambique.

Müller’s family has asked that the public respect their privacy at this time.

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