Hillary Gardee funeral: 'Are we still safe anywhere'?
Hillary Gardee's grandmother believes the brutal murder of the 28-year-old woman is further proof of the uncontrollable levels of violence against women.
Nora Fakude addressed mourners at Church on the Hill in Mbombela on Saturday morning.
Hillary Gardee was laid to rest a week after she went missing and the subsequent discovery of her body.
Her body was discovered in bushes along the R37 road near Sabie on Tuesday, with the family confirming she was shot at the back of her head.
One suspects has so far been arrested in connection with the murder.
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Mpumalanga Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane and EFF leader Julius Malema were among those paying their final respects to the young woman.
Hillary was the daughter of Godrich Gardee, a former secretary-general of the EFF.
The male suspect, who police say is in his 30s, was arrested in Schoemansville on Friday and is expected to appear in the Nelspruit Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
