Mbekweni woman found murdered in boyfriend's home
The police confirmed that Ntombi Ntsondwa was found lying on her back at the suspects’ home in Dumisani Street, Drommedaris, Mbekweni on Monday 13 April 2026 at around 12:30.
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A family in Drommedaris, Mbekweni in Paarl has been struggling to come to terms with the death of their 26-year-old daughter, Ntombi Ntsondwa, who was found murdered in her boyfriend’s home.
Speaking to reporters in their home, relatives described the loss as sudden and difficult to process, struggling to understand how she was gone just days after they last saw her.
Ntsondwa was found lying on her back, on a large pillow and blanket, undressed, with her arms twisted. Her boyfriend was nowhere to be found at the time.
Community members who entered the home were confronted with the scene.
"When we walked in, I saw her immediately that she had passed. I saw the blood, I saw the wound above her eyebrow, and her arms were blue and grey," said an elderly woman who lives close to the house of the accused.
She said residents immediately began searching for him.
"We tried calling him over and over again and his phone was off. That’s when we decided to go to the police in search of the accused."
The search soon stretched beyond the community.
"They searched everywhere for him and eventually we noticed that one of his cars were missing and wondered where it could be. At some point the tracker indicated that the car was in De Doorns and then later it was found in Aberdeen where he was arrested."
Community members mobilised in a wide search for the accused following the discovery of Ntsondwa's body, leading to his eventual arrest in Aberdeen.
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A close family member told reporters that Ntsondwa had been staying with the accused before returning home when the couple began experiencing challenges.
The family member said she received the news while at work and immediately went home.
She added that the accused was not a stranger to them.
"He was not known in the community to be troublesome or violent towards others."
Police spokesperson Constable Ndakhe Gwala, confirmed that an adult male suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder.
According to Gwala, the deceased was found lying on her back at the suspect’s home in Dumisani Street, Drommedaris, Mbekweni on Monday, April 13 at around 12:30 with multiple stab wounds to her forehead and arms.
The suspect is expected to make his first appearance in the Paarl Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Family members said Ntombi and the accused share a five-year-old child, who was at school at the time of the incident.
* Community and family have requested that some identities be protected.