One of the suspects arrested in connection with the murder of five women in Mthwalume on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast has committed suicide in police custody.
Sources within the KZN police, close to the investigation confirmed the suicide.
Two men aged 35 and 41 were meant to appear at the in the Umzumbe Magistrate's Court on Monday, following the murders of five women.
They were taken in for questioning on Friday after they were found in possession of stolen items suspects to be that of the victims.
While on a site visit to the community on Saturday, Police Minister Bheki Cele confirmed that the two suspects had been arrested.
The body of a fifth victim was found in a field in Mthwalume which raised fears within the community that a serial killer was on the loose.
A woman was found stabbed to death in a sugarcane field in the area in June.
Source: ECR
