Couple in court for beheading cop
2013-01-29 10:28
Cape Town - Two lovers accused of beating and beheading a Cape Town
policeman will be tried in the Western Cape High Court, it was reported on
Tuesday.
The Daily Voice reported that Barnabas Sentiwe and his partner Phumla Veli
appeared in Blue Downs Magistrate's Court on Monday, in connection with the
murder of Constable Monwabisi Mnyombolo in October 2009.
According to the newspaper, magistrate Deon van der Spuy transferred the
case to the high court, where the two will stand trial on 22 February.
Veli abandoned her application for bail and told the court this would help
speed up the legal process.
She and Sentiwe allegedly murdered the 29-year-old policeman in their home
in Mfuleni and buried his body and head in the backyard.
Mnyombolo was reported missing on 26 October 2009. His remains were
discovered almost two years later by the new owner of the house.
- SAPA
