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Photos)\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/> <\/div>\n<p><small>Published on January 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM by Edgar Naitha<\/small><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9baffa71-988d-4709-ace1-b3a2bef1d257\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full 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Photos)\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/> <\/div>\n<p><small>Published on January 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM by Edgar Naitha<\/small><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9baffa71-988d-4709-ace1-b3a2bef1d257\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full 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Police have not yet determined the motive behind her killing, which remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"783\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The man is scheduled to appear in the Makhanda Magistrate\u2019s Court on Monday, January 12, 2026. 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