GAUTENG. – A 36-year-old priest who was being sought in connection with the murder of a four-month-old baby and the alleged rape of her 43-year-old mother was taken into custody in Diepsloot on Saturday afternoon.
Col. Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, police spokesperson, says the man was traced following an intensive investigation by detectives and crime intelligence, where he was hiding in a back room in the Diepsloot informal settlement. He had injuries when he was taken into custody. The detention brings the number of suspects in the case to three, including the man's two wives, who appeared in the Atteridgeville magistrate's court on Friday.
The case stems from an incident on 7 October when the baby's mother allegedly went to the Hennops River, near the R511, with the priest and one of his wives for a ritual. The woman was allegedly raped and restrained there. She managed to free herself and get help at a nearby construction site. The baby's body was later found in a shallow grave after one of the priest's wives led police to the location.
The suspect is expected to appear in court on Monday. The police investigation is continuing.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
