January 20, Yvonne Mafuta tasked a taxi driver, Mr Love Mutoro , to ferry her male facebook friend to her apartment. She told him that he was a visitor from the United States of America .Mr Mutoro picked the visitor in the city centre and drove to Ms Mafuta’s apartment.
The next day around midday, Ms Mafuta contacted Mr Mutoro and told him that she would call him later to pick the visitor and take him to the bus terminus, but she never called.On January 24, Ms Mafuta’s workmate, Ms Pixie Ulemu Tauro proceeded to Ms Mafuta’s apartment to check on her since she had not reported for work.
She found the doors and windows locked. She tried to call her, but her cellphone went unanswered. The two noticed that the door was locked from inside, and they broke the window panes using a stone. They took the keys and opened the door. The went upstairs to Ms Mafuta’s bedroom and found her dead lying in a pool of blood.Apparently she had $6000 in the house that was also missing.She had told her friends that she was meeting for the first time her American Based Facebook Friend but noone knew him.
He was captured by the police a few days ago and is in custody.His name is Thulani Mlanga!
