Guard arrested for murder of two elderly Umgababa women
The bodies of two elderly women who went missing earlier this month have been discovered in a shallow grave in Umgababa, in the south of Durban.
Sixty-one-year-old Zanele Mbuso and 81-year-old Monica Xulu were last seen on the 9th of August.
According to information given to police at the time, they had gone to the shops to buy items for the creche that they worked and were later seen getting into an e-hailing service car.
KZN police say the women's bodies were found buried right next to the daycare centre on Friday.
Police spokesperson, Robert Netshuinda, says a suspect is in custody.
"Further investigations by the Umkomaas detectives, Durban Search and Rescue and eThekwini District Task Team pointed the police to shallow grave just outside the fence of the creche. The two victims were found buried with plastic over their heads and were tied with rope.
The victims' colleague, who worked as a security guard at the creche, was arrested for the murders and will appear in court soon," Netshuinda said.
