Boyfriend arrested after girlfriend's body found in shallow grave in backyard

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Boyfriend arrested after girlfriend's body found in shallow grave in backyard

The victim's family could not get hold of her since Christmas. Her 34-year-old boyfriend from Sharpeville has since been arrested.

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