MAN ARRESTED FOR LOVER’S MURDER

MBABANE – While the country remains devastated about the escalating cases of crimes of passion, another man has been arrested in connection with the murder of his lover.

The incident happened at Buka in Ezulwini.
The woman is believed to have been killed and kept inside a rented bedsitter for a couple of days before her body was discovered by the Royal Eswatini Police Service yesterday.

The police arrived at the scene in four vans.
Information gathered from the residents of the area was that the suspect, whose name cannot be published pending his court appearance, was arrested after he was reported by one of his relatives to the police.

Relative

This was after he allegedly confided in the relative that he had killed his lover, whom he allegedly strangulated to death. It is alleged that *Sipho had initially gone to his relative to seek for assistance as he allegedly intended to secretly remove the corpse out of the house.
However, the relative, who was engulfed with fear is said to have informed the police, who eventually made the shocking discovery.

A resident of the area stated that Sipho, who had a wife apart from his lover, called him numerous times but he could not answer his cellphone because he was busy with other things.

Noted was that Sipho’s homestead is situated a few metres away from the house which he rented for his lover.
“I called him today only to find that his cellphone could not be reached,” said the resident while proceeding to the scene. His relatives requested not to comment on the matter, stating that they were still truamatised.

“Only the couple know what happened. We cannot say much about something we do not know,” said the relatives briefly.
When the scene was visited, the suspect was within the premises where the incident happened.

He was taken to the Lobamba Police Station to assist the police with their investigations.
“How can Sipho do this?” asked the residents when they saw him being escorted to the police van in handcuffs. Some residents mentioned that Sipho never had peace of mind since he fell in love with the woman.

Misunderstandings

They claimed that the duo had misunderstandings which resulted in fights on numerous occasions.
Deputy Police Information and Commutations Officer, Nosipho Mnguni confirmed the incident.
Nguni also confirmed that Sipho was taken by the police to assist in the investigation.

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