Three suspects charged in death of Austrian missionary nun in South Africa

April 29, 2015

Police in South Africa have arrested three people in connection with the murder of Sister Stefani Tiefenbacher, an Austrian missionary who was killed in KwaZulu-Natal on April 19.

Police said that the three suspects were found in possession of items that had belonged to the 86-year-old religious, the Fides news service reports. They have been charged with murder, theft, and rape.

 

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Further information:

• Police arrest three people in connection with the murder of Sister Stefani Tiefenbacher (Fides)
• Austrian missionary nun murdered in South Africa (CWN 4/21)