Abraham Mtsweni appeared on
two counts of murder and the rape of 31-year-old Sesi Sibanyoni, who was killed
in her flat on July 26, 2019.
Its alleged by the State that
Mtsweni travelled to Cape Town from Pretoria to visit Sibanyoni on July 25,
2019, where he killed Sibanyoni next day while they were in her Maitland flat.
While travelling back, the
accused was involved in a car crash and was admitted to hospital. The victim’s
body was found in her flat on July 29, 2019, post-mortem results showed cause
of death was manual strangulation.
The perpetrator confessed to
his crime after his arrest but later said he said he had done so out of
necessity and had been persuaded by the police, citing that the police
sabotaged him to send him to jail.
The court will reconvene on
Thursday when more witnesses are due to testify.
by Everngelista Muza
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