Update
GEORGE NEWS - The four suspects accused of murder and kidnapping in the chilling case of two missing women are scheduled to appear in the George Magistrate's Court later today, 8 January, for their formal bail application.
This case has sent shock waves through the community as more grim details continue to emerge about how these women were kidnapped and assaulted.
The suspects, Nombulelo Kewana (40), Vutolwethu Tunywa (40), Afrika Puleni (37) and Simphiwe Kewana (30), were arrested on Sunday 29 December 2024, after the Thembalethu police made a breakthrough in their investigation.
The case began when two women, a mother and daughter, were reported missing on Saturday 28 December. They had been abducted the previous day from a house in Zone 3, Thembalethu, and were allegedly forced into a bakkie before disappearing.
During the search, police found a 23-year-old woman with multiple injuries at a medical facility in George. Another 23-year-old woman later came forward, alleging she had been assaulted by the same suspects but managed to escape.
The investigation took a devastating turn when officers discovered the body of a 61-year-old woman among some bushes in Hansmoeskraal near Pacaltsdorp on 29 December.
Evidence suggests that the victims were assaulted at a tavern in Zone 3 before the tragic events unfolded.
According to reliable sources, the victims had done work for one of the suspects who owns a tavern in Thembalethu. It is alleged that a large sum of money went missing from the tavern and that the women were accused of stealing it, leading to their abduction and assault.
The suspects first appeared in the Thembalethu Magistrate's Court on 31 December.
Investigation into this matter continues.
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