{"id":56208,"date":"2014-04-01T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/56208\/murderer-found-wearing-victims-shoes\/"},"modified":"2014-04-01T12:36:29","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T10:36:29","slug":"murderer-found-wearing-victims-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/04\/01\/murderer-found-wearing-victims-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Murderer found wearing victim’s shoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 34-year-old man was arrested on Monday, March 24, for a murder that took place in the Makause informal settlement.<\/p>\n

The arrest was made after officers were called to the scene of the murder by a concerned resident.<\/p>

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Upon their arrival, they found the body of a man lying face down in the dirt.<\/p>\n

Officers inspected the body and noticed that he had a number of wounds to his upper body.<\/p>

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Officers began their investigation, following several leads, which lead them to the accused.<\/p>\n

When officers tracked down the man believed to be responsible for the murder they found that he had a number of the victim’s personal items in his possession.<\/p>\n

Officers also discovered that he was wearing the victim’s shoes, which still had traces of blood on them.<\/p>\n

The man was arrested and taken to the Primrose Police Station.<\/p>\n

The accused has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrates Court, where his case was postponed for trial.<\/p>\n

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