One of two men arrested in connection with KZN south coast killings is found dead

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One of two men due to appear in court on Monday morning in connection with the deaths of five women on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast has died.

“Yes he committed suicide yesterday but we cannot comment on the matter,” the source said.

Police minister Bheki Cele is expected to meet with officers this morning to get a briefing on how the investigations are going on the murders that have shocked the country. The man who committed suicide together another were arrested last week after a fifth body of an unidentified woman in her 20s was discovered on a sugar cane farm in Mtwalume.Their neighbours Akhona Gumede and Nosipho Gumede and that of Nelisiwe Dube were found in sugar cane fields in April and July respectively.

These discoveries have led to communities suspecting that there is a serial killer operating in Mtwalume, something police said could not be ruled out.A statement released by the KwaZulu-Natal department of social development said the men, aged 35 and 40, were allegedly found in possession of SIM cards and cellphones belonging to the women.

 

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