THE husband of former Morningside teacher, Devashnee Naidoo, who died on Monday, 1 July and whose body was discovered by police on 5 July, appeared in Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday after handing himself over to the police.
According to reports, it was revealed in court that Naidoo and Megan Doorasamy had made a suicide pact.
He had allegedly mixed cranberry juice with anti-freeze and given it to Naidoo to drink.
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He claimed that when he woke up the next morning, he found her dead, but stayed with her body for four days.
Doorasamy refused bail and opted to remain in custody.
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