Second suspect in murder case of missing woman from Welkom must appear in court | The Citizen

The second suspect, who may be involved in the murder and disappearance of 30-year-old Disebo Portia Mosupa, was arrested on Sunday and is expected to appear in court on Tuesday.

Mosupa, acting youth development officer at the Matjhabeng Municipality in the Free State, was reported missing at the Welkom police station on July 15.

Mosupa was last seen on July 12

The ANC in Free State had urged community members to help find her after she was last seen on July 12. Her father had visited her home on July 14, but she was not there and all the doors were locked.

“The next day the father went back to the house and found the doors open and the house ransacked. She was nowhere to be found,” said Captain Stephen Thakeng.

After her disappearance, a team consisting of: Police Investigators, community members and Mosupa’s distraught family launched an extensive search, leading to the discovery of a body at the Thabong Cemetery in Welkom.

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Mosupa’s body buried in used grave

Her body, which was buried in a used grave, was exhumed by forensic investigators on July 19.

Following the discovery of Mosupa’s body, the ANC in Free State said it was deeply saddened by her death, reportedly at the hands of her boyfriend and his accomplice.

“May her revolutionary soul rest,” the organization said in a message on X (formerly Twitter).

Brigadier General Motantsi Makhele said a 37-year-old suspect was arrested for murderand the investigation continued in search of information that could lead to more arrests.

The ANCYL in Free State also expressed its condolences to the family on Saturday and called for justice.

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“We are fed up with how our sisters are being treated in this country, and nothing is being done. The president has given us a new minister, who we think is flexible, and we hope that you will get your team in order and get to this perpetrator as soon as possible,” ANCYL Second Secretary General Olga Seate said outside the Mosupa family home.

Second suspect arrested on Sunday

In addition, the Free State Police urged anyone with information to contact them. Makhele said the community had done their bit and it had yielded results.

At around 6pm on Sunday, intelligence led the Tactical Response Team and Mangaung detectives to a house in Phase 4 Bloemfontein, where the 42-year-old suspect was located and arrested.

The first suspect appeared in the Welkom court on Monday, while the second suspect made his first appearance on Tuesday. The ANCYL held a protest action in front of the court on both days.

“We would like to thank our community for providing the necessary information that enabled the police to track down this second suspect,” said Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane.

Mosupa’s memorial service will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday at the Ferdi Meyer Hall in Welkom, and her funeral will be held at the same location on Saturday morning.

Memorial and funeral information of the late Cde Disebo Portia Mosupa.

May your revolutionary soul rest in eternal peace. photo.twitter.com/PO4AJgC7C1

— ANC Free State (@ANCFS) July 22, 2024