Man turns himself in after girlfriend found dead in KZN home

The boyfriend was not in the house when the woman’s body was found and had to be contacted about her death.


A Forest Hills woman was found dead in her home just after midnight on Friday after she allegedly had an argument with her boyfriend earlier that evening, reports Highway Mail.

According to Hillcrest communications officer Capt Lindzi Smith, the boyfriend was not in the house when the woman’s body was found and had to be contacted about her death.

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“He (boyfriend) made his first appearance in court on Monday, 14 January after he handed himself in on Saturday, 13 January at the Hillcrest Police Station,” said Smith.

A case of murder is being investigated.

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