Johannesburg police believe they are making good progress in the investigation into the kidnap and murder of student Leigh Matthews, a spokesperson said on Monday.
”We are making good progress at the moment,” said Superintendent Chris Wilken, who came down with laryngitis after fielding hundreds of calls from the media and the public after the kidnapping two weeks ago.
Matthews’s naked body was found in the veld at Walkerville Manor, south of Johannesburg, last Wednesday. She had been shot and a diamond and tanzanite ring she was believed to have been wearing was missing.
Matthews’s parents last heard her voice when she pleaded with her parents to follow the kidnappers’ instructions not to involve the police.
Her parents raised the alarm when she was not released, as promised, after the ransom money was delivered. — Sapa