Boyfriend Hands Himself to Police, Appears in Gqeberha Court for Woman’s New Year’s Murder
- A man who handed himself to police appeared in court for allegedly murdering his girlfriend on New Year's Day
- The Gqeberha Magistrate's Court on Friday, 3 January, postponed the matter while Baxolise Vuso faces a charge of murder
- Vuso, 25, had taken Zanele Dibaza, 21, to his place in Qunu township, where she was later found beaten and barely alive
- The police's Lt-Col Siphokazi Mawisa told Briefly News she had sustained severe head wounds and was taken to hospital
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CHATTY — A suspect appeared in the Gqeberha Magistrate's Court on Friday, 3 January 2025, charged with the alleged murder of his girlfriend.
According to reports, Baxolise Vuso had taken Zanele Dibaza, with whom he was in a relationship, to his residence on New Year's Day.
Girlfriend's death spurs boyfriend to surrender
Later, Dibaza's sister tried to contact the 21-year-old to head to the shops with them, but she could not get through.
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It is believed Dibaza had by then already suffered a vicious beating. Her concerned sister then went to Vuso's place in Qunu township to check on her.
On arrival, Vuso, 25, reportedly instructed her to wait after she knocked. A half-hour passed, and she approached his mother to force him to open the door.
Eastern Cape police spokesperson Lt-Col Siphokazi Mawisa said Dibaza was found with severe head wounds and was rushed to hospital.
"She was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. [Meanwhile], Vuso handed himself to Chatty police [at about 8pm], and was charged [with murder]," she told Briefly News.
Following a brief appearance, the court postponed the matter.
Another tragic stabbing occurred in Port Shepstone as incidents of the killing of women in KwaZulu-Natal continued unabated.
It comes after a woman died after being stabbed multiple times by her boyfriend on Monday, 30 December 2024, reportedly following an argument.
She, the man and a third person had been returning from a tavern.
As they went past a neighbour's house in the area, the woman woke them up and asked for help after her lover allegedly threatened to harm her.
"She [told the neighbour] her boyfriend wanted to kill her," KZN-based crime journalist Dasen Thathiah posted to X.
"The neighbour intervened, and the boyfriend appeared to be calm. He then requested some water.
"When they turned to fetch the water, he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend six times in the neck and throat."
A 31-year-old suspect is reportedly on the run.
Heavily pregnant teen stabbed to death
In a related news story, Briefly News reported that a man has been arrested for the fatal stabbing of a pregnant teen in Leiden, Delft, on New Year's Day.
The suspect, known to the victim, Jamie Lee Martins, 16, allegedly stabbed her to death following an argument on Wednesday, 1 January.
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