Sinespho Ncwadi’s body was found in Ngena Street, Dunoon, on New Year’s Day. She had been strangled and raped. Picture:Supplied
The 40-year-old man accused of the murder and rape of Sinespho Ncwadi, 25, of Dunoon, three weeks ago was arrested in Barrydale on Tuesday, say police.
The suspect was due to make his first court appearance at Cape Town Magistrate’s Court, on Friday, said Milnerton police spokesperson Captain Nopaya Madyibi.
Police patrolling the Barrydale area had found him roaming the streets and had asked where he was headed before one of the officers had recognised his face from a “wanted” alert.
Captain Madyibi said the suspect had admitted being on the run from police in Milnerton for a rape and murder in Dunoon.
“For the past couple of weeks, the suspect could not be traced, and according to information received, he was hiding somewhere in the Grabouw area. All police precincts were on the lookout,” she said.
Captain Madyibi said an autopsy had confirmed that Ms Ncwadi had been raped and strangled to death.
She was buried in Tsolo in the Eastern Cape on Saturday January 18 (“Slain mom’s family demand justice,” Tabletalk, January 15).
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