Heartless murderer bust

Heartless murderer bust

By BRIAN KAJENGO

KwaMhlanga – Thursday 2 October 2014, the Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Thulani Ntobela commented the community of Mandela Village in KwaMhlanga for assisting the police with the arrest of a 24-year-old man in connection with a senseless murder of a young mother of two.

The 24-year-old woman who has been identified as Sonto Rinkane was ruthlessly murdered on the night of Saturday, 28 September 2014, by an unknown assailant.

 Her children aged three and nine, told the police that their mother was brutally attacked by an unknown man. The attacker apparently knocked on the door and immediately after Rinkane opened, he attacked her. The children ran for their lives to another room where they fell asleep. When they woke up in the morning, they found their mother’s half naked body in a pool of blood.

 The older child ran to the neighbors for help and police were called to the scene. Preliminary investigation suggested that Rinkane might have been strangled to death. There are also visible injuries on her hands, arms and neck. It was suspect that the perpetrator might have been injured during the incident as blood stains were found in one of the windows, at the back of the house as well as on the fence.

 Thursday 02 October 2014, the community spotted a man with injuries and he could not explain where he sustained them. They then called the police to investigate as there was an appeal made to look for anyone with suspicious injuries.

When the police arrived at the scene, the man told them that he sustained the injuries from falling but he was taken in for further questioning. He later confessed that he was the one responsible for the murder of Rinkane. The police also seized tekkies belonging to the suspect with blood stains.

“This arrest occurred as a result of good relations between the community and police. I really applaud the community of KwaMhlanga for the sterling job. The murder of Rinkane and any other murders are a cause for concern for the police and the community. Incidents of this nature are barbaric, evil and cowardly”, said Lieutenant General Ntobela.

The suspect is due to appear before the KwaMhlanga Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 06 October 2014, facing a charge of murder.