{"id":51759,"date":"2021-06-17T15:18:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T13:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wsu-student-found-murdered-next-to-tavern-20210617\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:50:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T13:50:59","slug":"wsu-student-found-murdered-next-to-tavern-20210617","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wsu-student-found-murdered-next-to-tavern-20210617\/","title":{"rendered":"WSU student found murdered next to tavern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_632847d1\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11257\/59865b1f2817421a8224f5b26e082bf0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d4b76a787c7e442c9286c7afe53336f2.jpg\" title=\"\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">News24<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Walter Sisulu University (WSU) confirmed the passing of a first-year student from their Ibika Campus in Butterworth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was found dead by her fellow student outside a local tavern not far from Campus recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement issued by the Spokesperson for Walter Sisulu University, Yonela Tukwayo, the victim was studying towards a National Diploma in Civil Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tukwayo said according to the student\u2019s friends, it was just after 22:00 when they decided to go look for her as she had not returned from the bathroom for over 10 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWalter Sisulu University remains shocked and regretful that women, locally and the world over, continue to look over their shoulders even amongst fellow students and community. 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