Yiga faces charges including murder and defeating the ends of justice following the murder of constable Madikotsi Mota Malinga.

He will appear alongside his mother and brother who were later arrested for allegedly defeating the ends of justice. This follows Malinga's murder, where her body was found behind the Reitz swimming pool wall. 

OFM News previously reported police spokesperson, Motantsi Makhele, said their arrests came after it emerged that they failed to provide the police with crucial information which could assist with the investigation.

The police officer is suspected to have been strangled to death.

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"It is alleged that the deceased called her colleagues in the early hours of 21 August 2021, at about 02:15, seeking assistance, alleging that her boyfriend was assaulting her. 

"The two police constables who were off duty, went with the sergeant who was on duty at the time, to search for her. The deceased and the suspect were in a relationship but were not staying together," Makhele said.

Makhele further said that Yiga was traced and arrested in Petsana, Reitz.

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