Friend of the mutilated victim testifies in court
Police have completed their investigation against Flavio Hlabangwane. It is
alleged that he murdered his cousin, Tshepang Pitse, who was believed to be in a romantic
relationship with the accused, killed her before he cut her body into pieces
and hid them in a deep freezer.
During the court proceedings the victim’s friend gave
chilling evidence at the Gauteng High Court on Tuesday about the abuse allegedly
suffered by the 23 –year old Tshepang in the hands of her 28 – year old lover
Hlabangwane.
The
friend, whom the court ordered not to be identified for her safety, testified
that her friendship with Pitse began in 2014.
The
court ordered that the friend not to be identified for safety reasons and in
her testimony she shared that her and victim had been friends since 2014.Which
is round about the same time the two start dating.
The
friend relocated but later came back. The first time they met was at Westgate
Mall and went home together to the witness’s home in Roodepoort. During that
time she Pitsi mentioned that she was being abused by her lover.
She added that on the following day she again
complained that Hlabangwane was beating her and she advised her to leave him
for good. She refused, saying that the friend won't understand. She said she
can't see the colour without Flavio. [Sometime later Hlabangwane] phoned
Pitse and she put the phone on the loudspeaker. My roommate was present.
The witness
testified:
They heard him demanding Pitse return to him, saying, 'You
know what happens when you abandon the ship. When you return, I will shave or
put a scar on your face.' He gave her 30 minutes to return home using a taxi.
Hlabangwane
is accused of killing Pitse between the Hlabangwane killed Pitse between.
It
is alleged that he later dismembered her body and some of her body parts were found inside a freezer at
Hlabangwane's rented property in Protea Glen.
Hlabangwane
faces a charge of premeditated murder, obstruction of justice and violation of
a corpse.
The
hearing continues on Thursday.
Done
by: Sibulele Stuurman
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