Cape Town – Police in the Western Cape have arrested a 35-year-old suspect in connection with the double murder of a young mother and her two-year-old daughter in Atlantis along Cape Town's west coast.
In a statement on Thursday night, police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut, said: "The extensive manhunt by detectives responsible for investigating the brutal murder of a young mother, 23, and her two-year-old daughter on Tuesday in Atlantis came to an end when the 35-year-old suspect was arrested in Bellville this evening (Thursday).
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"Once charged, he is due to make a court appearance in Atlantis on two charges of murder. We will fight crimes against women and children with all our resources and will pursue every avenue to ensure that criminal face their day in court."