Hillary Gardee

Some of the dignitaries in attendance include Police Minister Bheki Cele, Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane and EFF leader Julius Malema. More on this ...

Mpumalanga Police Commissioner Semakaleng Manamela announced last night that a breakthrough had been made in the murder case of Hillary Gardee, resulting in the arrest of a male suspect. In a briefing held outside Hillary Gardee’s family home, Manamela confirmed the suspect had been arrested in Schoemansdal, Limpopo, some 400km away from Mbombela. Hillary Gardee's murder has sent shock waves through the country after the 28-year-old’s body was discovered in a field with a bullet wound in the back of the head.

This was revealed by Police Minister, Bheki Cele during the funeral service of Godrich Gardee's late daughter on Saturday in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. SUSPECT ...

The suspect is facing murder charge and more charges could be added against him as the investigation proceeds. Stab wounds on your breast and back. The suspect arrested in connection with the murder of Hillary Gardee was supposed to get married on Saturday, same day as the deceased was buried.

In an emotional tribute to his slain daughter, former EFF secretary-general Godrich Gardee has promised to set up a Hillary Gardee Foundation in her honour.

The police have advised that they cannot disclose the suspect's identity until he appears in court, and we will await that," Tambo added. Little did we know you'd die a tragic death," he said. "More than 100 people [in the area] have been kidnapped and released or left to release themselves. #RIPHillaryGardee pic.twitter.com/QaO91k7gyT May 7, 2022 "You have been killed by the silence of this country of this new crime," he said. Reiterating that police better find these perpetrators before we do.

Mpumalanga police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of 28-year old Hillary Gardee.

The family is in pain and while we were gathering the information it was very painful to come to the family when you did not have the concrete information. “Up until such time that we are not speculating, we will be divulging. Everything that we did, lead us in the position to say this is the correct suspect for our case," Manamela said.

Hillary Gardee's aunt, Shariffa Gardee, shared what they know about her disappearance and murder at her funeral Kamagugu in Mbombela on Saturday.

Police Minister Bheki Cele was speaking at the funeral of Hillary Gardee in Mbobela in Mpumalanga on Saturday.

Cele was speaking at the funeral of Hillary Gardee in Mbobela in Mpumalanga on Saturday. Police Minister Bheki Cele was speaking at the funeral of Hillary Gardee in Mbobela in Mpumalanga on Saturday. On Friday night, Mpumalanga police said one suspect was arrested in connection with the murder.

EFF leader Julius Malema, his wife Mantoa Matlala and deputy leader Floyd Shivambu at the funeral service of Hillary Gardee in Mbombela on May 7 2022.

They own properties in Nelspruit and some of them have political credentials,” Malema told mourners in Mbombela. “These things (Hillary's killers) were never shown love. “We are all scared, asking if our children will be next. If politicians can be scared, what about ordinary citizens?” Hillary's body was found on Tuesday, four days after she disappeared. They are not nyaope addicts.

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Hillary Gardee, the daughter of former EFF secretary-general Godrich Gardee. Police in ...

They came here after verifying and thoroughly engaging with the merits of why they would arrest that individual. Manamela, while adamant that the police had the right man, said the police were hopeful that more arrests would be made. Speaking outside the Gardee residence on Friday night, Mpumalanga Police Commissioner Semakaleng Daphney Manamela confirmed the suspect had been arrested on Friday morning in Schoemansdal.

Hillary Gardee's grandmother says the brutal murder of the 28-year-old woman is proof of the uncontrollable levels of violence against women.

The male suspect, who police say is in his 30s, was arrested in Schoemansville on Friday and is expected to appear in the Nelspruit Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Hillary was the daughter of Godrich Gardee, a former secretary-general of the EFF. Her body was discovered in bushes along the R37 road near Sabie on Tuesday, with the family confirming she was shot at the back of her head.

Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) secretary-general Godrich Gardee was speaking at the funeral of his daughter Hillary Gardee.

Hillary's body was found on Tuesday after she went missing for four days. MBOMBELA- Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) secretary-general Godrich Gardee said his daughter was a fighter who fought till she took her last breath. Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) secretary-general Godrich Gardee was speaking at the funeral of his daughter Hillary Gardee.

The Gardee family, friends, community, EFF members and governmental dignitaries gathered at Church on the Hill in KaMagugu today, May 7, to pay their last ...

Read more in the next print edition of Mpumalanga News. ALSO READ: Mpumalanga police make arrest in Hillary Gardee murder case The Gardee family, friends, community, EFF members and governmental dignitaries gathered at Church on the Hill in KaMagugu today, May 7, to pay their last respects to Hillary Gardee.

A high-level multidisciplinary task team swooped on a popular Mbombela guesthouse just after 7pm on Friday and made one arrest.

013NEWS can exclusively reveal that the multidisciplinary task team swooped on a guesthouse in Mbombela just after 7pm on Friday and raided the house for forensic evidence. Hillary Gardee, a 28-year-old IT graduate, was abducted from the Nelspruit Plaza Spar at around 5pm on Friday, 29 April 2022. According to the source who was at the scene, police believe Hillary Gardee was murdered at the guesthouse before her body was driven out to be dumped along Sabie Road.

EFF leader Julius Malema, his wife Mantoa Matlala and deputy leader Floyd Shivambu at the funeral service of Hillary Gardee in Mbombela on May 7 2022.

They own properties in Nelspruit and some of them have political credentials,” Malema told mourners in Mbombela. “These things (Hillary's killers) were never shown love. “We are all scared, asking if our children will be next. If politicians can be scared, what about ordinary citizens?” Hillary's body was found on Tuesday, four days after she disappeared. They are not nyaope addicts.

As hundreds of mourners said farewell to Hillary Gardee at her emotional funeral on Saturday, police were questioning more suspects after a dramatic arrest ...

As Hillary Gardee – whose murder stunned the nation – was laid to rest yesterday, two well-to-do suspects were arrested in connection with the killing.

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of Hillary Gardee. The 28-year-old woman was the daughter of former EFF secretary-general ...

We believe that we have the right suspect. We were never derailed, but our joy will be fulfilled when justice is served, and every person that had a hand in the murder of Hillary Gardee is brought to book," further read the statement. The suspect is expected to appear in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

According to media reports the suspects are high profile figures. Col. Donald Mdhluli, spokesperson for the police, says the two people were this past weekend ...

She was wearing the same clothes as the day of her disappearance. Gardee is the daughter of Godrich Gardee, former secretary of the EFF. A third suspect has been arrested for the murder of Hillary Gardee, according to the police.

Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Hillary Gardee and police are not ruling out the possibility of more arrests.

MPUMALANGA - Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Hillary Gardee and police are not ruling out the possibility of more arrests. Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Hillary Gardee and police are not ruling out the possibility of more arrests. Two more arrests made in the murder of Hillary Gardee