Man accused of Siam Lee's murder to appear in Durban high court

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The 30-year-old man faces a raft of charges surrounding Siam Lee’s disappearance and murder, as well as the rape of another woman.

Siam Lee’s mother Carmen Lee and friends outside Durban Magistrate's Court. The man accused of her daughter's murder is to appear in the Durban High Court on Monday.The man accused of kidnapping and murdering 20-year-old escort Siam Lee is due to appear in the Durban High Court on Monday where the state is expected to set a pre-trial date.

The 30-year-old man faces a raft of charges surrounding Lee’s disappearance and murder, as well as the rape of another woman. He cannot be named until he has tendered a plea in relation to the rape charge. TimesLIVE extensively reported on the case which made national headlines following the disappearance of Lee on January 4 last year.

Lee‚ who worked as an escort to support her mother Carmen Nan Lee‚ was last seen on January 4 outside a Durban North house that operates as a brothel. The search for her spanned KwaZulu-Natal and ended when the charred remains of a woman were found in a sugarcane field in New Hanover.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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