Sex worker and husband's plot to extort money from wealthy client ends in murder

The court heard no DNA samples were taken at the crime scene and CCTV footage was also not obtained

28 November 2024 - 04:30 By MFUNDO MKHIZE

A sex worker, a chance meeting on the Umhlanga pier and a plot to extort money from a wealthy businessman were key elements in a murder trial in the Durban High Court on Wednesday...

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