A man accused of killing his girlfriend has appeared in the Kimberley Magistrate's Court.
Twenty-eight-year-old Danelle van der Linde was pregnant when Aldean Wilkinson allegedly stabbed her in her neck after an altercation, police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Kock said.
The altercation took place on 15 May – her nine-year-old son's birthday, according to SABC News. Van der Linde was reportedly stabbed in front of the boy.
Van der Linde died at the scene.
Wilkinson handed himself over to the police the next day.
He faces a charge of murder and made his second court appearance on Wednesday, National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane said.
Senokoatsane added:
The State intends to oppose his release on bail, "given the seriousness of the charges", Senokoatsane added.
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