On Monday, January 15, 2024, a lover stood before the Giyani Magistrate's Court in South Africa about the mu'rder of his girlfriend Nyikiwe Maranda Chauke, who was 21 years old.
On Thursday, January 11, 2024, the young woman's de'ad corpse was found in the adjacent bushes of Gawula hamlet outside of Giyani. The police in Giyani then launched a mu'rder investigation.
According to the police, the suspect—who happens to be the deceased boyfriend—came to the police station's Community Services Center (CSC) to confess to kil''ling his girlfriend and burying her corpse in the adjacent bushes of Gawula village.
“He then gave the police the contact numbers of the person who witnessed the incident when it happened, and he will show them the scene of the crime," said Giyani Police Spokesman Sergeant Ridgewell Rikhotso.
"The Police quickly summoned the K-9 Unit and they met with the witness who accompanied them to the scene of the crime. Upon arrival, the K-9 Unit managed to recover the body of the deceased.
"A preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect and the deceased were boyfriend and girlfriend. The suspect is currently enrolled in one of the colleges in Free State while the deceased is currently enrolled in TUT.
"The deceased was identified as Nyikiwe Maranda Chauke (21) who resides in Gawula village. The suspect is a 24-year-old resident of the same village.
"The motive of the killing is not yet known, but domestic violence cannot be ruled out", Sergeant Rikhotso added.
