South Africa: ‘Dark period for SA’ – Ramaphosa condemns Uyinene Mrwetyana and Leighandre Jegels murders

A man arrested in connection with Mrwetyana’s disappearance has been charged with her murder and rape as well as defeating the ends of justice, News24 reported. The man made his first appearance in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. He is an employee at the Clareinch Post Office, where Mrwetyana was last seen alive.

The man was arrested on Friday after a head-on collision near Peddie in the Eastern Cape.He also shot and wounded Jegels’ mother, Rita, who is receiving treatment in hospital. “On Monday, the body of a 14-year-old girl was found in a backyard in Cape Town, adding to a grim body count of murdered women and girls across the country.“This is a very dark period for us as a country. The assaults, rapes and murders of South African women are a stain on our national conscience.” Ramaphosa said.

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