A 34-year-old woman, identified by police as Thandi Mohloadiba has appeared before the KwaMhlanga Magistrate's Court in Mpumalanga, facing charges of murder after her partner was brutally killed.
Provincial police spokesperson, Brigadier Donald Mdhluli said Mohloadiba is accused of stabbing her 31-year-old partner to death, and concealing the body.
The lifeless body was later discovered in a grazing field around Tweefontein in Pretoria.
“According to a report, Dan Mtsweni disappeared and was reported missing by his mother at Tweefontein police station on Monday, November 27 2024.
"Later that same day, a passerby stumbled across a semi-decomposed body of a male person, wrapped with a blanket as well as a floor carpet,” said Mdhluli.
The gruesome discovery was then reported to the police and upon arrival, Mdhluli said the law enforcement officers observed that the body had visible stab wounds.
A rope was also noticed around his neck.
“An investigation immediately commenced and the victim was later identified by his mother as Dan Mtsweni, the man who disappeared some days prior. As the investigation proceeded, it yielded positive results as it navigated the team of investigators to their suspect, a 34-year-old female partner,” said Mdhluli.
On Wednesday last week, police in Mpumalanga arrested Mohloadiba and charged her for the brutal murder of her partner.
Mohloadiba appeared before the KwaMhlanga Magistrate's Court on Thursday, where the case was postponed to December 18, 2024 for a formal bail application.
“More charges could be added against the suspect as the investigation continues,” said Mdhluli.
Meanwhile, acting provincial commissioner of police in Mpumalanga, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi has “strongly” condemned the gruesome murder.
Mkhwanazi has saluted the team of investigators for the swift response in the probe, which led to Mohloadiba’s arrest.
“We are very concerned about these kind of murder incidents alleged to have been perpetrated by either those that are having some kind of relationship with victims or allegedly committed by their own family members.
“There seems to be a moral decay in the society and we call on faith-based organizations and traditional leaders as well as civil society to continue to work together with us in order to prevent this challenge,” said Mkhwanazi.
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