South African police have arrested a 31-year-old man for the murder of Tshegofatso Pule, 28, whose body was found stabbed and hanged in a veld in Roodepoort last week.
She was eight months pregnant when she was murdered.
According to police spokesperson Colonel Noxolo Kweza, the man was arrested on Monday on his way from Mpumalanga. He is expected to appear in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele said at the time that Pule had been stabbed in the nipple of her left breast.
“[Pule] was found by a member of the community hanging from a tree, who then notified the police. The deceased is also confirmed to be pregnant.”
She had last been seen when she left her home in Meadowlands, Soweto, to visit her boyfriend. A relative told The Sowetan that Pule called the family and said she had had an argument with her boyfriend, who then called a taxi for her. Neither she nor her boyfriend could be reached after that call.
Kweza cannot confirm the man’s identity until he as appeared in court.
Her family said they were hurt by her death and the “horrific” scene where she was found. Pule was laid to rest in Soweto on Thursday.
Her funeral was attended by leaders of political parties.
