Empangeni murder suspect denied bail
Siyabonga Myeni (26) is accused of strangling to death 26-year-old Sne Ximba, before dumping her half-naked body in a bush
THE man suspected of killing and dumping a young woman’s body at the corner of Cactus Drive in Empangeni, made his first appearance at the Empangeni Magistrates Court last week.
Siyabonga Myeni (26) is accused of strangling to death 26-year-old Sne Ximba, before dumping her half-naked body in a bush.
He was arrested close to where he dumped the body three weeks ago.
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Postmortem results showed Ximba died after being strangled. It is also suspected that she had been raped.
Police have not yet established the relationship between Myeni and the deceased. The motive for the murder is also unclear at this point.
Myeni was remanded in custody and was denied bail.
His case was postponed to 17 May for further investigation.
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