Body of woman found in Mtwalume identified
KwaZulu-Natal police say they have identified a woman whose remains were discovered in Mtwalume after tracking down her family in Isipingo.
Workers digging next to the R102 in the area last week found the victim, wrapped in a sheet.
"That coupled with the fact that there's no such woman missing in the area made detectives realise that she is not from that area," says KZN police spokesperson Jay Naicker.
"Police cast their net wider to surrounding areas and realised that there was a 43-year-old woman from Malagazi near Isipingo that was reported missing over the weekend.
"DNA was extracted and this will be examined to strengthen the identification."
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Naicker says they are now trying to find a man who was last seen with her.
"This weekend, police have visited a number of places that he is known to frequent. However, he has proven to be elusive.
"We believe that this man will be able to shed more light into why she was killed and how she ended up from Durban in Mtwalume."
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