Sinathi Magqazana, a 24-year-old mother from Hermanus was allegedly bludgeoned to death with a hammer on Saturday, September 11. Her family has been left in tatters and are struggling to make sense of the violence after her body was found in a refuse bag, reports IOL. 

Magqazana’s boyfriend has been fingered as the perpetrator as the refuse bag containing her remains were found at the door of his shack in Marikana informal settlement early Saturday morning. Mob justice swiftly ensued as angry residents demolished his shack on Monday. 

According to Keep the Energy, the boyfriend has been arrested. This gruesome act of violence against a woman comes after the badly burned body of a woman was found near Paarl. 

According to EWN, Siphokazi Booi had been missing before her charred remains were discovered at Mbekweni station much to the horror of her family. Her boyfriend, Sithobele Qebe, has been charged with her murder.

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