Guilty Conscience Drives Man to Confess Killing
Overwhelmed with guilt, a 33-year-old man reportedly walked into a Belfast police station to confess to the murder of a sex worker, whom he buried in a porcupine burrow. Guilty Conscience Drives Man to Confess Killing
The woman’s death had not been reported, making the confession a complete shock for the authorities.
According to Mpumalanga police spokesperson Col Donald Mdhluli, the man, who lives on a farm in Vogelspruitpoort, Belfast, picked up the woman last Friday. They spent the night drinking together before heading to bed.
Trouble began when the woman, reportedly intoxicated, became loud. The man allegedly tried to silence her, first with his hand and then by stuffing her underwear in her mouth. In a panic, he strangled and stabbed her.
After the murder, the man drove 20km to another farm, hiding her body in a porcupine burrow and covering it with stones.
Days later, he handed himself over, apparently haunted by remorse. The police are still trying to trace the victim’s family, and the suspect now faces murder charges.
Mpumalanga’s acting police commissioner, Maj-Gen Zeph Mkhwanazi, extended condolences to the victim’s family, pledging a thorough investigation to bring justice amidst the holiday season’s focus on combating gender-based violence. Guilty Conscience Drives Man to Confess Killing
