Update
MOSSEL BAY NEWS - A 2027 plea and trial date has been set for the man accused of stabbing a KwaNonqaba mother of five 19 times in November 2024.
The man had been arrested in October 2024 for allegedly raping the woman and was released on R800 bail. However, a month later, he entered her home in KwaNonqaba and stabbed her, leaving her in a critical condition.
The woman was rushed to George Hospital for treatment, while the man was initially arrested on a charge of attempted murder. The victim was later transferred to the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, where she died from her injuries on 10 December.
The case was subsequently changed to a murder charge.
On 22 July last year, the rape and murder cases were joined to be heard together in the Mossel Bay Regional Court. During his last appearance earlier this month, a date for plea and trial was set for 8 June 2027.
He remains behind bars.
Previous articles:
- Man charged with rape and murder appears in regional court
- Woman stabbed 19 times: Accused back in court
- Man in court for rape and murder of woman
- Woman stabbed 19 times, man arrested
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