Boyfriend arrested following discovery of woman's body in Valhalla Park

A young woman was found dead in her Valhalla Park wendy house following a domestic dispute.

A young woman was found dead in her Valhalla Park wendy house following a domestic dispute.

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Published Mar 13, 2025

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Police have arrested the boyfriend of a young woman whose body was found inside her wendy house in Valhalla Park following a domestic altercation the night before. 

The 25-year-old woman, only identified as “Caitlin,” was found by a neighbour after her boyfriend left for work on March 12, just before 9am.

According to police, she sustained stab wounds to her body and a blunt force wound to the head. 

Police spokesperson, Malcolm Pojie, said the neighbours heard a "commotion" the previous night and did not realise what was happening.

The 25-year-old boyfriend was arrested and is expected to make an appearance in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate's Court on a charge of murder, Pojie said. 

“Bishop Lavis police opened a murder docket for further investigation following the death of a 25-year-old woman whose body was discovered by her neighbour on Wednesday at 8:50am, inside her wendy house in the back of a yard in Eight Avenue, Valhalla Park, Bishop Lavis. 

“The deceased sustained stab wounds to the body and a blunt force wound to the head.  

 “Preliminary investigation indicates that witnesses heard a commotion at the wendy house during the course of the night, but did not realise that it was this serious.

 "Further investigation led to the arrest of a 25-year-old man who faces a charge of murder. 

“He is scheduled to appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate's Court once charged," said Pojie.

There are various specialised, victim-support SAPS services and one-stop centres available to the public.

For help, call SAPS Crime Stop: 08600 10111 or the Department of Social Development Command Centre: 0800 428 428.

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