Man accused of cutting wife's head off, appears in court

Tshifhiwa Munyai (43), accused of decapitating his young wife, briefly appeared before the Mutale Magistrate’s Court on Monday (17th).

Munyai was not asked to plead, and his case was postponed until 29 August for him to be sent away for mental observation.

According to provincial police spokesperson Lt-Col Moatshe Ngoepe, Munayi was arrested on Saturday (15th) in connection with the brutal murder of his wife, the 39-year-old Takalani Siala.

“It is alleged that the suspect had a domestic dispute with his wife at their home,” said Ngoepe. Because of their argument, said Ngoepe, the man allegedly started chopping his wife with a sharp instrument, eventually cutting her head from her body.

Police were notified of the incident and swiftly arrested the suspect.

Read the full report in this week’s edition of the Limpopo Mirror.

Date:17 July 2017

By: Maanda Bele

Maanda  Bele, born and raised in Nzhelele Siloam, studied journalism at the Tshwane University of Technology.

He is passionate about current news and international affairs.

He worked as part of the Zoutnet team as an intern in 2017.

He is currently a freelance journalist specialising in news from the Vhembe district.

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