UKZN killing: suspect expected in court today
A 25-year-old UKZN student, arrested on a charge of murder, is set to make his first appearance in the Pinetown Magistrate's Court on Monday morning.
Police found the burnt remains of Simukelo Zondi, a fourth year BCom student, on the varsity's Westville campus this past weekend.
READ: UKZN student nabbed near burnt victim's body
Police say before the grim discovery, the suspect was seen emerging from a bush.
Zondi was reported missing by UKZN's Risk Management Services on Friday.
[LISTEN] A student says it's very upsetting.
While the motive for the killing is not yet known, a video has been widely shared on social media.
It purportedly shows the suspect confessing to the murder and referring to the victim as a, "zombie."
Police say they are disturbed by the footage of the accused which appears to have been taken before officers arrived on scene.
Police are urging people not to share the clip.
