Durban - An alleged love triangle could be the reason behind the killing of paramedic Santosh Mohan, police believe.
Using information from Mohan’s cellphone records and vehicle tracking, Newlands East SAPS detectives arrested a close friend of Mohan’s at the weekend.
The 25-year-old suspect, a part-time paramedic, appeared in the Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on a charge of murder. His bail was opposed and he was detained in police custody.
On Monday afternoon last week, Mohan, 39, an advanced life-support paramedic for Accimed Medical Response, was found dead by his employer, Vicky Januk, in his response vehicle near his Dawn West home. Post-mortem results revealed he had been strangled.
A police source familiar with the investigation said that using information from Mohan’s cellphone, WhatsApp messages and vehicle tracking data, it had been established that Mohan had been in a relationship with the suspect.
“Further, WhatsApp messages revealed there was a third person involved whom the suspect was also in a relationship with. We are investigating that the alleged love triangle could have led to the victim’s death.”
He said police arrested the suspect and he had given them some insight to what might have happened.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Januk said he was thankful detectives had worked swiftly to make an arrest.
“The family is still traumatised by the incident but are hoping the truth comes out in court.”
Police spokesman Major Thulani Zwane confirmed that an arrest had been made.
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