Swartruggens - A man accused of killing, raping and mutilating a woman appeared in the Swartruggens Magistrate's Court on Friday.
The case against the 33-year-old man was postponed to May 14 for the decision of the director of public prosecutions, Captain Pelonomi Makau said.
Twenty-five-year-old Maria Mathe's decomposed body was found behind a tavern near Swartruggens shopping complex by a passer-by on January 26.
“Her face was allegedly smashed with a stone and her stomach was cut open from the belly button to the chest,” Makau said.
He said it was not known whether the murder was linked to muti killings.
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