The Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nomthetheleli Mene, has expressed appreciation to police for the arrest of three men suspects following the disappearance of Zoleka Gantana (57) and her assistant Kholosa Mpunga (27) on Sunday, July 9, at Ncera Village in Kidds Beach.
According to police spokesperson, Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana, the suspects, aged between 44 and 50, were arrested in the area of Peddie after an intensive search and police investigation into the missing women.
“Their arrests preceded the recovery of the stolen vehicle belonging to Gantana, which was found stuck in the mud without anyone inside or nearby. Groceries were later found in one of the suspect’s homes on the farm; investigators received information leading them to a farm where the suspects were arrested.
“During the investigation, the detectives discovered that both women were murdered by firearm; it is alleged that their bodies were chopped, burnt and subsequently dumped into a dam nearby the farm at Gcinisa village.
“Police investigation continues to establish whether the body parts found in the dam could be that of the reported missing two women.
“At this stage police cannot link nor confirm the body parts as those of missing women, the human remains have since been taken to a nearby mortuary and will later be sent to the forensic laboratory for further investigation,” said Kinana.
“The circumstances that may have led to the incident are forming part of the investigation.
