Siam Lee murder accused dies

* The man accused of the kidnapping, rape and murder of Durban escort Siam Lee, Philani Ntuli, has died. Lee was abducted in January 2017 from a Durban North house that was operating as a brothel. Her charred remains were found in a sugarcane field in New Hanover two days later. Ntuli's lawyer Reial Mahabeer said he had died on Friday morning. He said Ntuli had been diagnosed with skin cancer and was undergoing treatment.