A 21-year-old student who has been evading arrest since January for allegedly killing a fellow student has been arrested in Isipingo, Durban.
Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala says the 19-year-old Sifundo Mhlongo who is a student at the Durban University of Technology, was fatally stabbed in the neck at his student residence on the afternoon of 7 January.
She says the 21-year-old suspect, who is also a student at the same institution, fled the scene and was on the run until Wednesday when police found him hiding out in Isipingo.
He is expected to appear in the Durban Magistrates Court on Friday.
The Acting Provincial Commissioner for KZN, Major General Thulani Gonya praised the investigating officer for his perseverance in solving the case.
