The 86-year old was found dead at her home in Dube Street, Wattville, on October 13.
In previous articles, the City Times quoted Ekurhuleni Central Cluster spokesperson, Capt Nomsa Sekele, as saying a tenant of Mpakanyane saw that the burglar bars of the window into Mpakanyane’s bedroom were tampered with.
The tenant then went inside to see what was going on.
The woman was found with a piece of cloth in her mouth and a scarf tied around her head covering the cloth.
Mpakanyane’s post-mortem revealed she was suffocated to death and raped.
The accused was arrested on May 18 at the Tambo Memorial Hospital.
He was at the hospital after he had been knocked down by a vehicle.
He will remain in custody for further investigations until his next appearance on August 7.
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