16 September 2019 1 Min Read
Man nabbed for murder of Cape Town teacher Helga van Wyk
The man appeared in the Bellville Magistrate's Court on Monday facing charges of murder and attempted murder.
Image: Allan Swart/123RF
Image: Allan Swart/123RF
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A man has been arrested for the brutal murder of Cape Town school teacher Helga van Wyk, police said on Monday.
Police spokesperson Lt-Col Andrè Traut said the 29-year-old man was arrested last week.
He appeared in the Bellville Magistrate's Court on Monday facing charges of murder and attempted murder.
Van Wyk, who was a teacher at Hoërskool Monument Park in Kraaifontein, was stabbed to death in her bed during a robbery at her home in Durbanville in June. Her husband survived the attack.
The body of the 62-year-old was found by her son.
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