Tuesday, when he appeared in Thohoyandou magistrate court for the murder of his wife, Livhuwani Madadzhe withdrew his bail application.
The comedian, aged 38, was detained after his wife filed a domestic abuse complaint against him, according to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). He was nonetheless released on R1000 bail.
Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi, a spokeswoman for the NPA, stated that the corpse was later discovered in a grave dug near to a pit latrine.
Malabi-Dzhangi stated, “On Friday of last week, the suspect and the deceased appeared in Thohoyandou magistrate’s court for a domestic violence case.”
“The dead contacted the prosecution, and the case was resolved through a process of mediation. The next day, the deceased’s lifeless body was located.
“It is alleged that the defendant murdered his wife of 32 years, Lindelani Nengovhela, and threw her into a hole next to a pit toilet,”
The hearing has been postponed until February 23 so that police can conduct additional investigations. The defendant was remanded in jail.
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