Nancy Majonhi

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Nancy Majonhi: Woman who allegedly hacked her husband with spade ordered to undergo mental assessment

Majonhi, 42, allegedly killed her husband with a hammer and spade and dumped his body parts into several pit latrines in 2015.

Nancy Majonhi

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Nancy Majonhi, who allegedly hit her husband with a hammer until he fainted before hacking his body with a spade in 2015, made another appearance before the Mogwase Magistrate’s Court in North West on Tuesday, 12 October. The court ordered that she undergo a mental and physical health examination.

NANCY MAJONHI CASE POSTPONED MULTIPLE TIMES

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Henry Mamothame said Nancy Majonhi’s case was postponed yet again due to her ill health, which twice previously prevented her from appearing before the court.

“The court ordered that she be subjected to a health and mental examination before the bail hearing can commence,” said Mamothame.

The 42-year-old made her first court appearance on 23 August. The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested her earlier that month.

According to the police reports, Majonhi was living with her husband, 44-year-old Prosper Chipungare, in a rented room in Ledig near Sun City.

On 28 July 2015, the couple got into an intense argument and Majonhi assaulted the deceased with a hammer and then hacked his body with a spade and disposed of his body parts by throwing them into three different pit latrines

Then, she allegedly cleaned the crime scene and reported her husband as missing to the Sun City Police.

“Majonhi allegedly departed to Zimbabwe where she later confessed to her family and in-laws that she killed her husband. The families arranged to come to South Africa, Sun City where the accused handed herself over to the police,” said the NPA spokesperson.

The accused showed the police the pit latrines where she dumped her husband’s body parts six years ago. A skull and bone have been discovered by the police’s investigation thus far and they will be subjected to DNA analysis.

Majonhi will remain in police custody while undergoing mental and physical health examinations. Her next court appearance is expected on 19 October.