Durban – A final-year UKZN Medical School student – just weeks away from completing her medical degree – was found raped and murdered in her room at the St Hillier Court student residence in Umbilo on Monday night.

Provincial police spokesman, Captain Thulani Zwane, said today that a 27-year-old man had handed himself over to police in connection with the crime.

“He has been charged with murder and rape and is expected to appear in court soon,” Zwane said.

A student who stays at the residence said another student had to break the door to get access to the room. 

“Apparently her parents had been trying to get hold of her, but she was not answering,” she said. The student said she had seen the girl’s father entering the residence.

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