VERULAM police arrested a suspect in connection with a murder in Cornubia. According to provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, the unknown victim’s body was found in a dam in Cornubia on Friday morning.
“On Friday, police found the body of an unknown man clad in a pair of blue jeans and a white and navy t-shirt in a dam in Cornubia. SAPS Search and Rescue members retrieved the body after he was discovered by young boys who were cutting sugarcane near the dam.
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“The deceased had been assaulted and his body had stab wounds. A case of murder was opened at the Verulam police station for investigation. The motive of the killing is subject to an on-going investigation,” she said.
The suspect is due to appear in court later today.
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