Zanele Khathi (18) died after the father of her two-year-old child allegedly beat her. (Supplied)
KwaZulu-Natal police have finally arrested someone, the boyfriend of an 18-year-old matric pupil who was whipped and beaten to death, after they initially opened an inquest docket – not a murder inquiry.
The tight-knit community of KwaDumisa is reeling after the murder of Zanele Khathi, the mother of the accused’s 2-year-old child.
She died on 25 April, a day after she was attacked in her home.
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