An alleged visit to a sangoma by the suspect, and meticulous crime intelligence gathering, led to the discovery of the body buried in a shallow grave on a farm homestead in the Kloofeind area, outside Bloemfontein, today, Monday, 9 February 2026.
A team of police crime scene experts started arriving at the identified farm along the N8 National Road between Bloemfontein and Petrusburg from as early as 10:00.
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The shallow grave was pointed out by the 34-year-old suspect, and the decomposed remains of the victim, who is currently known to be the 27-year-old girlfriend of the suspect, were exhumed.
A case docket of murder and defeating the ends of justice was opened at Parkweg Police Station.
The 34-year-old farm worker, who had reported that the victim was missing since Saturday, 17 January 2026, was placed under arrest immediately.
A missing person file was opened and registered on Friday, 30 January 2026, with the suspect having given the police a false statement at Parkweg Police Station that the deceased left the farm and visited her aunt in Pieter Swarts, Bloemspruit.
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Investigation in the murder and defeating the ends of justice case commenced, and the 34-year-old suspect will appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 11 February 2026.
