'Missing' woman dead

2004-04-09 16:26

Pretoria - The body of a Pretoria woman reported missing has been found at her home and a man arrested, police said on Friday afternoon.

Rolf Deter Meier, 29, and his wife Alisan Jean Meier, 42, disappeared after leaving their three-year-old son in the care of a domestic worker at their Villieria home early on Wednesday morning.

Inspector Percy Morokane said the couple had not told the domestic worker where they were going, and did not pack any bags.

Their car was found in Arcadia around noon on Thursday, "with still no sign of the couple".

A member of the public who recognised the car from a description over the radio spotted the vehicle and gave chase. The driver abandoned the car and ran off.

Friends and family of the couple went to their house on Wednesday morning after being unable to get hold of them.

Morokane said: "They noticed that some personal items, like Mrs Meier's handbag, had been left behind, which raised their suspicions."

They then laid a missing persons complaint with the police.

No further details were available, Morokane said after Meier's arrest on Friday.

- SAPA