A 26-year-old man who handed himself over atto Orkney police for allegedly strangling his girlfriend after an argument. He then proceeded to hide her body under a bed in the Thandanani section of Thabong.
Capt. Stephen Thakeng, media liaison officer for the Lejweleputswa police, says that on 26 October at about 09:00 the Thabong police station was informed by Orkney police that they had a man who had confessed to murdering his girlfriend in Thabong on 20 October.
“The Thabong police then sent a vehicle to the address. They found the naked body of an African female under the bed. Her chest was covered with a bandana and she was wrapped in a white duvet. The deceased had a swollen eye and had strangulation marks on her neck,” says Thakeng.
At the scene, an African man introduced himself as Zakhele Gonyongo, the brother of the deceased who was later identified as Ntombizodwa Mariam Gonyongo (27).
The suspect was detained for murder, and kept at the Orkney police station.
“The same boyfriend has just been released on bail for rape that was allegedly committed during September 2022,” says Thakeng.
The case is being investigated by Det. WO Gerrie Nel of Thabong Serious and Violent Crime.
