A marathon investigation that started in 2017 with the disappearance of a young Da Gamaskop teacher in the Garden Route, has lifted on several other unsolved murders in various parts of the Western Cape.
Police spokesperson, Captain Malcolm Pojie, said that a Zimbabwean national was arrested earlier in February in connection with the teacher’s murder
“In December 2017 the body of the teacher was found in her home. At the time, evidence could not link anyone to the murder,” he said.
However, he said the unrelenting effort by the investigator linked the suspect through DNA to the murder.
“The arrest of the suspect led the investigation to about four other murders, some in the Boland-towns such as Wolseley, Worcester, Swellendam and De Doorns,” Pojie said.
He said the investigation continues in an effort to solve other murders that remain unsolved with new leads being followed subsequent to the arrest of the accused.
Pojie said anyone with information that could assist in solving murders that occurred in the Boland and Southern Cape between 2016 and 2019 is requested to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
