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| Olorato Mongale: Suspect in South Africa student's murder killed in police shootout | Olorato Mongale: Suspect in South Africa student's murder killed in police shootout |
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| Olorato Mongale's murder has sparked public outrage and calls for justice | Olorato Mongale's murder has sparked public outrage and calls for justice |
| A suspect wanted for the murder of a South African university student has been killed in a shootout with the police. | A suspect wanted for the murder of a South African university student has been killed in a shootout with the police. |
| Olorato Mongale's body was found on Sunday in Lombardy, north of Johannesburg, about two hours after she was reported missing having gone on a date. | Olorato Mongale's body was found on Sunday in Lombardy, north of Johannesburg, about two hours after she was reported missing having gone on a date. |
| In the early hours of Friday morning, police officers found the main suspect hiding at a residential complex in the coastal town of Amanzimtoti, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said. | In the early hours of Friday morning, police officers found the main suspect hiding at a residential complex in the coastal town of Amanzimtoti, police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said. |
| The suspect, who has not been named by the police, shot at the officers, who returned fire and killed him, Brigadier Mathe added. | The suspect, who has not been named by the police, shot at the officers, who returned fire and killed him, Brigadier Mathe added. |
| Ms Mongale's death has sparked a fierce debate about the levels of violence faced by women in South Africa. | Ms Mongale's death has sparked a fierce debate about the levels of violence faced by women in South Africa. |
| The search for two other men linked to her killing continues, while police have arrested the parents of the deceased suspect. | |
| The suspect's mother is accused of enabling him to "evade arrest" by tipping him off about the police's presence at her house. | |
| The police say they the suspect's father is the owner of a VW Polo allegedly used in Ms Mongale's murder. | |
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