Police officers are investigating one of their own, following the suspicious murder of a nurse who was based in Hlatikhulu Health Centre.

According to the police, the nurse was found unresponsive in her rented flat situated in New Town, which is one of the residential areas of the small town. Her lifeless body was found wrapped in a towel along the passage on Thursday afternoon.

Her police boyfriend Sibusiso Shongwe, whose force number is 7632, held the rank of constable is alleged to be the last person to have entered and exited her house, according to neighbours.

The police reacted immediately after her family declaared her missing.

Apparently, the family was expecting the woman home on Tuesday for the Christmas holidays but when she failed to turn up even on Christmas Day, they became anxious and started making enquiries from her colleagues at work, who were equally baffled.

Police officers who opened the house found the woman sprawled on the floor, with only a towel covering her unresponsive body.

Initial investigation showed there had been a struggle before the woman met her death.

Residents suspected her police officer boyfriend who had been seen around on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. The same police officer was also allegedly seen driving around Hlatikulu on Thursday morning before the shocking discovery.

Deputy Police Information and Communications Officer Assistant Superintendent Nosipho Mnguni confirmed the incident. “Yes sadly a nurse that was dating a police officer lost her life and we are currently investigating the matter.

“The police officer in question joined the force between the year 2014-15 and he is wanted for questioning as we speak,” said Mnguni.

She added that the officer was supposed to report at a police workshop during the days of the incident but did not.

 “When we realised that he was not at the workshop and also not on duty at the station we then started our search for him,” added Mnguni.