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Police arrest man in connection with murder of German tourist

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The German tourist sat bleeding in his car while his wife begged him not to die.
The German tourist sat bleeding in his car while his wife begged him not to die.
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Mpumalanga police arrested a man in connection with the murder of a German tourist last week.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said Napoleon Joseph Nyalungu, 35, was arrested in Nelspruit on Wednesday evening.

Nyalungu was charged with murder, attempted murder and attempted hijacking.

He appeared in the Kabokweni Magistrate's Court on Friday.

He will remain in custody until 19 October for legal representation.

The 67-year-old German man was killed last week while travelling with three others from the Drakensberg to Mdluli Safari Lodge in the Kruger National Park.

Earlier this week, the tourism department said it was considering closing the Kruger National Park's Numbi Gate.


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