# St Stithians murder-suicide: Disturbing new claims revealed

A disturbing new claim in the St Stithians murder-suicide alleges that Ethan Coetzee illicited controlling and abusive behaviour towards his girlfriend, Cameron Waldeck-Cooks, sending her more than 700 texts a day. The teens’ bodies were discovered at a Mpulanga game reserve in August following a hiking trip. Cameron allegedly died from strangulation/suffocation, while it has been reported that Ethan took his own life. ST STITHIANS: ‘ABUSIVE’ RELATIONSHIP COMES UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT Over the weekend, new details in the St Stithians murder-suicide investigation came to light. The report sha

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