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The man accused of the brutal murder of Fort Hare University law student, Nosicelo Mtebeni, has pleaded guilty.
The horrific murder sent shockwaves across the country and further thrust the scourge of gender-based violence under the spotlight.
Twenty-five-year-old Alutha Pasile appeared in the East London High Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty on both charges against him, murder and defeating the ends of justice.
Pasile killed the 23-year old Mtebeni before dismembering her body in August this year.
Her torso was found stuffed in a suitcase in Quigney on the corners of Fleet Street and Fitzpatrick Road.
The gruesome discovery was made when a police patrol was alerted by a motorist.
Pasile was arrested the same day at his home nearby where black bags with more body parts, including Mtebeni's head and hands, were discovered.
The Commission for Gender Equality attended Monday's court proceedings and stated that a pre-sentencing report had now been requested by the defence - this report will be available on the 2nd of December.
The State proceeded to call their first witness, Dr Solomon Zondi, who has been the Chief Medical Officer at the East London mortuary since 2007.
He told the court that Mtebeni had been dismembered on seven places on her body and sustained multiple stab wounds.
According to Zondi's testimony, Mtebeni sustained her first wound to her right hand which could have been an indication of her fighting back.
He also stated that her nose was fractured and that both these injuries were inflicted before she died.
The doctor further testified that Mtebeni was dismembered below the hips and just below the knees.
Pasile then cut off her hands and head.
(You can follow the Commission for Gender Equality on Twitter @CGE_ZA_)
Video footage evidence presented to the court of the accused purchasing the items used to dispose the body of the deceased.
— Commission for Gender Equality South Africa (@CGE_ZA) November 29, 2021
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