Man hands himself over for PMB gospel singer's murder
Updated | By Nushera Soodyal
A Pietermaritzburg man has handed himself over to the police following the murder of his estranged wife.
The woman, a well-known gospel singer, was shot and killed in Ashburton
while on her way home on Saturday.
Police say she was at a party when an argument broke out between the two.
It's understood the woman's brother intervened and decided to drive her home.
READ: Durban man allegedly kills mom on Mother’s Day weekend
Officers say as they were driving along Wally Hayward Drive, they were stopped by someone who'd been following them.
They say the man approached their vehicle and opened fire on the passenger side where the woman was seated.
The suspect will appear in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
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