Man Arrested For Allegedly Killing His Pregnant Girlfriend

Police have detained a 33-year-old man suspected of shooting and killing his pregnant girlfriend in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Following an investigation by Nelspruit SAPS investigators and the Mpumalanga Provincial Task Team, the man was apprehended near Lows Creek on Thursday night, September 7, 2023.

According to LIB, the suspect shot and killed Nontobeko, 36, on Wednesday morning on Samora Machel Drive, near Buscor’s bus terminals.

According to other eyewitnesses, the woman was shot after exiting a taxi.

According to them, the culprit drew his gun and shot her in the right leg. She collapsed, and the man allegedly shot her twice in the head before driving away in the direction of Valencia.

The witnesses called the cops and EMS. Emer-G-Med arrived on the site and pronounced the woman dead.

Colonel Donald Mdhluli, a provincial police spokesperson, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday, adding that the police had also collected a pistol and ammo from the suspect, which will be used in the investigation.

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Mdhluli stated that the suspect was identified after the bakkie was discovered near KaNyamazane at around midnight on the day of the murder.

“On that dreadful morning (Wednesday, 06 September 2023 around 05h20 am), it is alleged that the suspect, driving in a white Isuzu bakkie shot and killed a 36-year-old woman who is believed to have been pregnant at the time,” Mduhluli stated.

“The incident which occurred in Mbombela CBD is suspected to be Domestic Violence related. After the incident, the suspect fled the scene and possibly went into hiding Meanwhile the Police as well as the Paramedics were summoned to the scene but unfortunately, the woman was certified dead.”

A murder case has been opened at Nelspruit SAPS for investigation, with the hope of arresting the suspect quickly.

A team of detectives was subsequently formed, led by the Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela, who stated that “the Police will hunt down the suspect and ensure that he is soon brought to book.”

The General did not mince words when the individual was cornered only a day after the incident.

It all started when the bakkie in issue was discovered near Kanyamazane outside Nelspruit around lunchtime on the day of the event.

Though the culprit had not been found by then, he was apprehended in the evening of Thursday at his hiding in Low’s Creek.

The suspect will appear in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on Monday, September 11.