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Ficksburg police investigating suspected murder/suicide

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The bodies of a young couple were found in a house in Meqheleng near Ficksburg in the Free State on Tuesday evening.

Police spokesperson Phumelelo Dhlamini says 19-year-old Sheila Nelson's throat was slit, while her 21-year old boyfriend Relebohile Matla was found hanging from a rope fastened to the roof of his grandfather’s house.

Dhlamini says the motive for the killings is unknown.

20 Feb 2016 12AM English South Africa News · Business

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