Soweto Man Arrested After Human Remains Found in His Fridge: “His Partner Discovered the Body”
- A Gauteng man has been arrested after human parts were discovered in his fridge
- The suspect's girlfriend made the discovery at his Soweto residence before alerting police
- The suspect is currently in police custody and expected to appear in court soon
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GAUTENG- A Soweto man has been arrested following the discovery of human remains in his fridge. His girlfriend found the body parts when the suspect left his premises to go to the supermarket.
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Her frantic calls prompted police to respond. It's believed when police approached the 26-year-old suspect he stabbed himself with a knife, SABC reports.
Gauteng police spokesperson Brigadier Brenda Muridili says the body parts will be taken to the forensic lab for further investigation. He also told News 24 the suspect is in custody and will appear in court soon.
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Personal trainer's clients left traumatised after witnessing murder on Zoom
In more crime news, Briefly News previously reported that the murder of a Gauteng fitness coach named Lawrence Masinge was witnessed by his clients during one of his live sessions.
The fitness instructor was reportedly shot and killed on Wednesday night, 10 November during a live Zoom workout class.
According to News24, Masinge's clients headed to social media stating that he was shot in the head while they watched. It is believed that the murder was robbery-related.
The killer was dressed in beige pants and a black shirt and held the weapon in his right hand. There are screenshots that show the suspect pointing the weapon at the instructor's head.
Eyewitness speaks out about Masinge's murder
The South African reports, one eyewitness says she joined the online workout class at around 7.30pm on Wednesday. She added that 36 minutes into the session she heard a loud bang which is believed to have been the first gunshot.
The witness says after the first bang she ran to her laptop screen with her husband, who exclaimed that the instructor was being shot. She says the murderer shot at the instructor multiple times.
She adds that the thug then shot the instructor three more times in the head.
Source: Briefly News
