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Libode Suspect Confesses to Girlfriend’s Killing and Points Out Grave

Police say the case shows why missing-person reports must be filed at once to speed searches.

Overview

  • Police in Libode arrested a 28-year-old man from Rainy locality after the death of his girlfriend, Fikiswa Madolwana.
  • Officers say he gave a lawful confession that he killed her and buried her in a shallow grave.
  • Investigators report a formal pointing-out, a procedure where a suspect leads police to a site linked to the crime.
  • Police and relatives say he later exhumed the body and returned it to her family in a wheelbarrow.
  • He is due to face a murder charge in the Libode Magistrate’s Court, and officials cite rising gender-based violence in the area as they urge faster reporting of missing people.