2018 Year in Review: Chilean backpacker murdered in KZN
Chilean backpacker, Slavko Yaksic went missing in northern KwaZulu-Natal in October. A private investigator was called in to help find him, but the search ended in tragedy.
The 29-year-old computer engineer's body was found in a mortuary in Ladysmith.
Yaksic had flown to South Africa with his girlfriend in August. They spent several weeks backpacking through the country together, before she had to return home for work.
The family became concerned though when he never checked in for his flight back home.
A search was launched and a private investigator was brought in to assist.
He and an embassy official identified the body in the mortuary as his.
DNA test results also came back positive.
Yaksic had flown to South Africa with his girlfriend in August. They spent several weeks backpacking through the country together, before she had to return home for work.
Yaksic stayed on in the country on his own. The last time he touched bases with his family, he let them know he was heading to Dundee.
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The family became concerned though when he never checked in for his flight back home.
A search was launched and a private investigator was brought in to assist.
His father also flew to South Africa.
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He and an embassy official identified the body in the mortuary as his.
DNA test results also came back positive.