The woman's home was broken into at the weekend while she was missing, but so far that is being treated as a separate case.

Five men armed with handguns held up four security guards at the licensing department around 22:00 on Tuesday, robbing them of a 9mm gun and personal items.

Security guards at the shopping centre heard an alarm early this morning and upon investigation saw smoke coming out of the building, but could not ascertain where the fire was coming from.

A 36-year-old man was arrested in the city centre today (Friday) on three charges of fraud in connection with this burial scam.