The decomposed body of 26-year-old Nomsa Jass was discovered two weeks after she went missing in Potchefstroom, North West, police said on Monday.
Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Amanda Funani reported that a joint operation by North West and Gauteng police led to the arrest of a 29-year-old man in connection with her murder.
Jass, from Klerksdorp, was last seen on August 25 after leaving her workplace in Potchefstroom. A missing persons report was filed at the Potchefstroom police station on August 26.
The investigation took a crucial turn when Jass’ Volkswagen Polo Vivo was found at a mall in Springs. Funani added that an intelligence-driven operation led to the arrest of the suspect and the discovery of Jass’ partially decomposed body on Sunday in the bushes along the R501 road at Blybank in Carletonville.
The man is expected to appear in the Oberholzer Magistrate’s Court in Carletonville on Tuesday, facing charges of kidnapping, robbery, and murder.
North West police Commissioner Lieutenant General Sello Kwena and Gauteng Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni welcomed the arrest.
