Cape Town – A 22-year-old woman who reportedly murdered her police officer boyfriend was expected to appear at the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng on Wednesday.
Bongiwe Praise Magwaza allegedly killed police sergeant, Kgopotso Ntsana, 34 after a fight that ensued between the couple in Leo Makalapa, next to Windmill Park Estate in Boksburg.
According to Hawks spokesperson, Warrant Officer Bonnie Nxumalo, the incident happened on December 2.
“It is further alleged that during the dispute, Ntsana cut Magwaza’s hair then she disarmed, stabbed and shot him. She then fled to a ‘friend’s place’ in Germiston,
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“On Saturday, 3 December 2022 she returned to the house and found Ntsana’s body with a gunshot wound to the head then she informed her neighbours who alerted the authorities,” Nxumalo said in a statement.
Preliminary investigations led to Magwaza’s arrest at the crime scene.
“She initially appeared in court on December 7, where she was remanded in custody.The matter was postponed to December 14, for further investigations,” said Nxumalo
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