Police in Waterval, Vhembe, have arrested a 24-year-old man for the barbaric murder of his 19-year-old girlfriend at Chavani Mountainview on Saturday, January 27 and Thursday, February 1, 2024.
According to information, the victim’s family reported her missing on Sunday, January 28, 2024, after she failed to return home. The victim allegedly left home on Saturday, January 27, 2024, to enrol at the University of Venda.
Following extensive police investigations, the victim’s boyfriend was arrested for murder on Thursday, February 1, 2024, about 11:30, after allegedly leading officers to a shallow grave where he buried his girlfriend, Ngobeni Rivoningo Angel (19).
Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect hit the victim with a concrete brick on the upper body and subsequently stabbed her with a sharp object and buried her in a shallow grave.
The Acting Provincial Commissioner of Limpopo SAPS, Major General Jan Scheepers, denounced the incident and encouraged Gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) victims to report cases to the Police.
The suspect will appear before Waterval Magistrate’s Court soon. The Police investigations are still ongoing.
