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Media Statement NELSPRUIT – A woman (34), identified as Thandi Mohloadiba has appeared at Kwamhlanga Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 05 December 2024, for allegedly stabbing her male partner (31) to death then concealed the body that was later discovered in the grazing field in Tweefontein B2 on Monday, 02 December 2024 around 18:30. According to a report, Dan Mtsweni (31) disappeared and was reported missing by his mother at Tweefontein Police Station on 27 November 2024. On the said Monday, a passer-by is said to have come across a semi decomposed body of a male person, wrapped with a blanket as well as a floor carpet. This gruesome discovery was then reported to the Police and upon arrival, members observed that the body had visible stab wounds. A rope was also noticed around his neck. An investigation immediately commenced and the victim was later identified by his mother as Dan Mtsweni, the man who disappeared some days back. As the investigation proceeded, it yielded positive results as it navigated the team of investigators to their suspect, a 34-year-old female partner. It was on Wednesday 03 December 2024 when the female suspect was apprehended as well as charged for murder. The woman then appeared at the Kwamhlanga Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 05 December 2024 where the case was postponed to 18 December 2024 for a formal bail application. More charges could be added against the suspect as the investigation continues. Meanwhile the Acting Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Major General (Dr) Zeph Mkhwanazi has strongly condemned the gruesome murder whilst commending the team of investigators for the swift response in their investigation, thereby arresting the suspect. “We are very much concerned about these kind of murder incidents alleged to have been perpetrated by either those that are having some kind of relationship with victims or allegedly committed by their own family members. There seems to be a moral decay in the society and we call on Faith-Based organizations and Traditional leaders as well as civil society to continue to work together with us in order to prevent this challenge,” said the General. Ends
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