Alleged killer of KZN pregnant woman back in court

Alleged killer of KZN pregnant woman back in court

A man accused of luring and killing a pregnant KwaZulu-Natal woman with the promise of a job will be back in court this week.

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Police arrested the 39-year-old suspect last week.


Nkosikhona Zondo left her Camperdown home in August after receiving a call from a man about work in the Eston-Illovo area.


Zondo did not return and could not be located until a burnt body was found in a sugarcane field by farm workers several days later.


She was later positively identified by her family.


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The man suspected of her murder will be making his second appearance in the Richmond Magistrate's Court on Thursday.


Meanwhile, efforts are under to identify a woman whose body was found floating in a river in KwaDukuza, north of Durban.


Search and rescue teams recovered the remains on Monday.


She was wearing a pink shirt with black stripes. An investigation's been launched. 

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