ACCUSED of hacking two men to death and raping a woman in Richards Bay in June, Xolani Mpanza (20) appeared in the Richards Bay Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday and was remanded in custody.
He is charged with the murder of Mozambican nationals John Sithole (45) and Thulani Mtimbane (39), as well as the rape of a woman on the night of the murders.
The matter was postponed to 22 August as the DNA report is still awaited.
Sithole, Mtimbane and the woman were attacked while asleep in their home on 13 June at about 10pm.
The men ran away and left the woman with Mpanza.
He allegedly raped her and tied her to a chair outside the shack and set the informal settlement on fire and ran away.
It was reported that Mpanza then went looking for Sithole and Mtimbane, found them, killed them and buried their bodies near the settlement.
The rape victim managed to escape and seek help. Community members tracked down the suspect and handed him over to the police.
The following day the accused led police to the shallow graves where the bodies were discovered.
this mpanza guy is crazy. actually he is more than crazy he is extremely crazy, how can you rape someone the tie her on the chair then set the settlement on fire??? like seriously??? and for those two guys who ran away living the woman behind; I honestly don’t think they are mentally ok; instead of killing or trying to beat this one guy who came to attack them, they decide to run away. those are signs of being a coward. but I’m not saying they are coward I’m just saying they showed cowardness.