Bloemfontein Police Uncover Body of Missing Woman in Shallow Grave on Farm

• The body of a missing woman was found in a shallow grave near Bloemfontein
• The suspect allegedly misled the police about her disappearance and was arrested at the scene
• Murder and obstruction charges were filed against the 34-year-old farm worker

Justin Williams, a journalist at Briefly News since 2024, covers South Africa’s current affairs. Before joining Briefly News, he served as a writer and chief editor at Right for Education Africa’s South African chapter.

FREE STATE, BLOEMFONTEIN - Police uncovered the body of a missing woman buried in a shallow grave at a farm homestead in the Kloofeind area outside Bloemfontein on Monday, 9 February 2026.

Officers exhumed decomposed remains

Police said crime intelligence work, together with information about an alleged visit by the suspect to a sangoma, led investigators to the farm along the N8 between Bloemfontein and Petrusburg. Crime scene experts arrived at the site from about 10:00. According to police, the shallow grave was pointed out by the suspect. Officers exhumed decomposed remains believed to be those of the suspect's 27-year-old girlfriend.

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Police said the suspect, a 34-year-old farm worker, had earlier reported the woman as missing. A missing person case was opened on Friday, 30 January 2026. Investigators said the suspect had told Parkweg Police Station that the woman left the farm on Saturday, 17 January 2026, to visit her aunt in Pieter Swarts, Bloemspruit. Police later established that the statement was false.

Police arrested the suspect at the scene. A case of murder and defeating the ends of justice was opened at Parkweg Police Station. The suspect is expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, 11 February 2026.

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A 56-year-old woman was allegedly run over and killed by her 66-year-old boyfriend during a heated argument in Seshego Zone 3. Police in Limpopo said the suspect, a former soldier and parolee, abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. A member of Tshimollo Security and Investigation, who was nearby, pursued him and alerted police after spotting him hiding at a nearby house. Operational teams quickly apprehended the suspect. The victim was declared dead at the scene.

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A stabbing during a domestic dispute has left a woman dead and police searching for her boyfriend in Seshego, Limpopo. Police said the victim, an unidentified foreign national aged between 36 and 39, was stabbed during an argument with her Zimbabwean boyfriend at their home in Luthuli Phase 1, outside Polokwane, at about 10 pm on Friday, 6 February 2026.

One of the relatives of Kgaogelo Marota, who was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend in the North West, said she was living in fear. She also said the alleged killer, Lazarus Antonio, stalked the victim before her death. Antonio allegedly killed Marota and posted a video on Facebook after the incident. In it, he confessed that he allegedly committed the foul deed. His case was postponed to 5 September after he was arrested.

Source: Briefly News