VETERINARY
SURGEON KILLED, SUSPECT NABBED
White River - Police in White River
did not leave any stone unturned following a manhunt of perpetrator(s)
responsible for the murder of a 46-year-old Veterinary Surgeon, Dr Rensia De
Wet. The manhunt yielded positive result as it led to the arrest of a
30-year-old man.
The suspect arrested on Saturday, 13 December 2014, at
approximately 12 noon at Kamagugu outside Nelspruit after police received
information about his whereabouts. He swiftly nabbed while getting off a taxi.
Dr De Wet found in the early hours of Tuesday, 09 December 2014,
half naked lying in the pool of blood in her bedroom at Yaverland, Nottinghill
Equestrian Estate outside White River . She had
stab wounds on her body and her house had ransacked.
The suspect appeared before the White River Magistrate’s Court
today, 15 December 2014, facing charges of murder, rape and house robbery. He remanded
in custody until 12 January 2014, pending a formal bail application.
The Acting Provincial
Commissioner of Mpumalanga Major General (Adv) Meshack Nogwanya, has expressed
his excitement following the speedy arrest of the suspect linked to the murder
of Dr De Wet. “I commend the high level of professionalism, determination and
dedication displayed by our detectives the way they handled this matter and
brought the suspect to book. Crime against women and children is a priority to
us as police and we support the campaign of no violence against women and
children, therefore, we cannot allow such evil conduct to happen to them”, said
the Acting Provincial Commissioner.
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