Image for illustrative purposes. Picture: iStockPolice tracked the man to his house after the woman’s body was found along the side of a main road in the south-west of the city.
The woman, a teacher by profession, was reported missing shortly after midnight on Monday by her brother who had recently received a missed call from her.The brother continued his attempts to contact his sister, going to her house in Rocklands where he found her car to be missing.“A stand-off happened at the boyfriend’s house and attempts were made to have him exit the house were in vain.
Police had earlier confirmed that members of the community were angered by the incident and attempted to attack the allegedR100 000 reward offered for information on wanted Soshanguve murder suspect “The loss of life, particularly that of a teacher, is very distressing as it robs the country’s learners of quality time for learning and teaching,” said Makaneta in a message of condolences to family, friends and learners.. The education terrain as a whole is shattered. Education in South Africa is a right. By killing the teacher, the perpetrator has tempered with the learners’ right to learn,” Makaneta added.