GEORGE NEWS - More than a year after a young woman was raped and murdered in Thembalethu, police officers tracked down and arrested a second suspect who had been hiding in the Eastern Cape.
On 17 January 2019, the 22-year-old Monique Muller’s body was found half naked in a church yard in Mahe Street in Zone 9.
According to Southern Cape police spokesperson, sergeant Chris Spies, she was raped, assaulted and murdered by two suspects three days earlier on 14 January. She also sustained two open wounds to her upper body.
The first suspect (30) was arrested in Thembalethu on 4 May last year. He did not apply for bail and has been in custody since.
“The second suspect (35) was arrested 10 days ago, on Monday 1 June, after he was tracked down by Thembalethu detectives. Both suspects face charges of rape and murder and appeared in the George Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday 10 June where the case was postponed until 24 June,” said Spies.
Both suspects remain in custody.
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