A Soweto lodger found with human body parts in his fridge appeared in court for the first time on Monday facing charges of murder.
The 26-year-old accused Flavio Hlabangwane was arrested at the weekend after his girlfriend made the gruesome discovery and alerted the police.
The accused, who resides at a house in Protea Glen in Soweto, went to nearby shops, leaving his girlfriend alone in the room he rents.
The visitor said she was hungry and decided to look for a bite in her boyfriend’s fridge only to find the human limbs.
Shocked and frightened by what she had seen, the woman reported the matter to the police.
When the police came to arrest Hlabangwane on Saturday, he allegedly tried to kill himself by stabbing himself with a knife.
Police said the body parts – legs and arms of a woman – were to be sent to the forensics laboratory for proper identification.
Hlabangwane appeared at the Protea Magistrates’ Court on Monday and was remanded in custody until 22 November 2021.
The matter was adjourned to allow the accused to apply for legal representation with Legal Aid South Africa.
