Zimbabwean arrested for diplomat’s murder

By Graeme Hosken

SOUTH AFRICA – The police have arrested a man in connection with the murder last week of a senior Moroccan diplomat at a guesthouse in Pretoria.

A source said the Zimbabwean had been arrested at his Monument Park home, close to the murder scene.

“The suspect was found with a watch, a camera and a cellphone and other items linking him to the murder.

“He was also found with the passports of at least 30 people, as well as several photographs, and passport and visa applications.”

The source said the man had confessed to the murder.

“He was apparently at the guesthouse twice before.”

The diplomat, Noureddine Fatmi, was found stabbed to death at the luxurious Swan Mri guesthouse, in Monument Park, east of Pretoria.

The source said Fatmi and his assailant had been involved in a struggle that resulted in the bedroom being covered in Fatmi’s blood. TimesLive.co.za