A 29-year-old Mozambican was arrested on Sunday in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a 26-year-old woman in the North West.
Nomsa Jass went missing on August 25 after leaving her place of work in Potchefstroom.
After a missing person inquiry was registered on August 26, her Volkswagen Polo Vivo vehicle was found at a mall in Springs in Gauteng.
“An intelligence-driven operation led to the arrest of the suspect, and the partially decomposed body of [Jass] was discovered on Sunday in the bushes along the R501 road at Blybank, in Carletonville,” North West police spokesperson Lt-Col Amanda Funani said.
The suspect was arrested and charged with kidnapping, robbery and murder. He is expected to appear in the Oberholzer magistrate’s court in Carletonville on Tuesday.
#sapsNW Police in Potchefstroom request assistance in locating a #missing 26-year-old woman, Nomsa Jass. She was last seen on 25 August 2024, when she left her place of work at a Mall in Potchefstroom. On 28 August 2024, police recovered her abandoned vehicle at Daveyton Mall,… pic.twitter.com/7FwiLZ8oPB
— SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) August 29, 2024
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