PhilaniNtuli The man accused of raping and murdering SiamLee has died before his trial.
Lee was abducted in January 2017 from a Durban North house that was operating as a brothel. While the search for her spanned the province‚ the charred remains of a woman were found in a sugarcane field in New Hanover two days later.
The remains were later positively identified as the 20-year-old by her relatives and later confirmed by DNA tests.He said Ntuli had been diagnosed with skin cancer and was undergoing treatment.Ntuli, 30, was arrested in the weeks after her murder and was charged with her murder and a raft of other crimes.
He last appeared before the Durban High Court in March for the state and his legal team to set a trial date.
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