HARTBEESPOORT – Television and radio personality Hope Zinde was found murdered in the boot of her car at Pecanwood on Saturday afternoon.

According to police on the scene her son, in his mid-twenties, was arrested at the luxurious house in the upmarket estate. It appears that Zinde was murdered on Monday.

A family friend tried unsuccessfully since Wednesday to contact Zinde. He went to her house on Saturday morning to investigate and found Zinde’s son peeping through the curtains, refusing to open the front door.

He then alerted the Pecanwood security and the police. When the police arrived at the house the son opened the front door. The police noticed some blood marks leading from the bathroom to the garage.

Zinde’s body was found in the boot of her Land Cruiser. A bloodied 10 kg weight was found in the bathroom. According to a police spokesperson a large amount of drugs was found in the possession of her son.

Zinde was a non-executive member of the SABC’s board until 2015 when she was asked to resign.

She was unmarried and apparently only had the one son.
Source: http://www.kormoranta.co.za