Man in court for allegedly using dating app to lure, rape and kill women

POLOKWANE - Women are being urged to be be vigilant when using dating sites.

This comes after a 37-year-old man was arrested for over ten cases of rape and murder.

Cases were reported at Eesterust, in Gauteng, but the suspect was arrested during a joint operation in Limpopo.

One of his victims body, a 35-year-old woman, was discovered on 31 July buried in a shallow grave in Eersterus Pretoria. 

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The woman is believed to have been lured by this man through a dating app.

It is alleged that the suspect uses dating site, Tinder, to lure his victims to his home where he raped them.

Limpopo police spokesperson Hlulane Mashaba says they can not rule out the possibility of linking the suspect to other cases. 

The 37-year old man is set to appear in court today. 

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