NATIONAL NEWS - More shocking details about the horrific murder of a Plettenberg Bay woman – who was allegedly beaten to death with a spade by her partner – has come to light as the suspect appeared in court for a formal bail application.
In a widely welcomed about turn, the suspect however abandoned his right to apply for bail on Wednesday August 16.
The suspect is accused of viciously beating his 32-year-old girlfriend Natasha de Lange to death in their Kwanokuthula home in July this year.
Her body was allegedly left in their home for days before police made the grisly discovery.
According to police spokesman Captain Marlene Pieterse the incident was believed to have happened the evening of July 21, 2017 and the body was discovered two days later.
“Our preliminary investigation indicates that the victim was beaten up in front of the couple’s two children who are six and seven years old respectively. The victim was beaten several times with a spade and afterwards the suspect allegedly boiled water and poured it over the victim. It is also believed that he then proceeded to clean the blood left on the floor,” Pieterse said.
She added that the suspect then allegedly covered De Lange’s body with a blanket, left her on the floor and went to bed.
“It was only the next morning that the suspect allegedly took the two children to their grandmother.”
