A 40-year-old man was arrested by Ezakheni police after he confessed to killing his 37-year-old lover. He said he had buried her and added that the weapon he used was an axe.

The victim was reported missing by her family and when police began investigating, they were told that the victim was last seen with the suspect.

Officers went to his homestead in Ezakheni, but did not find him. Police then requested that they be informed as soon as he arrived home.

The following morning, the suspect was apprehended and interrogated, during which he revealed that he had killed and buried his lover. He was willing to show police the murder weapon, as well as the grave.

The officers were shocked to discover that the victim had been dismembered and buried in a shallow grave.

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According to police spokesperson Warrant Officer Basheer Khan, the suspect has appeared in the Ezakheni
Magistrate’s Court, where he was remanded into custody. 

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