A MAN accused of hacking his wife to death with a bushknife at Stick Farm near Hibberdene last year appeared briefly in the Ramsgate High Court last week.
The case was postponed to May 20, to secure all the outstanding reports.
Philani Cyprian Zondo (30) from Mtwalume is on trial for allegedly murdering Mbali Patricia Shangase on July 12, 2013. The case was previously postponed for Zondo to undergo mental observation.
According to the indictment, the couple experienced relationship problems prior to the incident. On the morning of the murder, Zondo went to Stick Farm to help Ms Shangase move her belongings back to their home in Mtwalume. However, when he arrived, Ms Shangase informed him that she and the children were not moving back and that she was moving to Umzimkhulu.
This infuriated Zondo, who apparently grabbed a bushknife that was nearby and hacked her with it. Ms Shangase died as a result of multiple injuries inflicted to her body.
