Notorious murderer arrested

Police have arrested a man suspected of murdering a 15-year-old girl from Lupane.

Chief police spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba confirmed the arrest of Casper Mhlanga (29) of Fatima village, under Chief Mabikwa in Lupane.

Mhlanga is alleged to have murdered a female student, Eudisha Ncube (15) at Fatima High School on 21 January 2015.

The student was asleep in one of the rooms in the farm house used as a hostel outside the school premises when the murderer unlawfully entered the room and raped her before strangling her to death.

The suspect stole several items some of which were recovered by police in his possession.