Update
PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - The man accused of murdering 63-year-old Schoongezigt resident, Penelope Cumming, briefly appeared in the Plettenberg Bay Magistrate's Court today, Thursday February 1.
The matter was however postponed February 21 for a formal bail application.
The accused, who cannot be named until he has pleaded as he has also now been charged with rape, has applied for legal aid.
Cumming's naked and bruised body was found on the floor of her Schoongezigt Country Estate home in Piesang Valley Road on Monday January 29.
Police believe she may have been strangled and raped. Her Volvo SUV was also reported missing.
Her partially burnt-out vehicle was found later that day in Nekkies in Knysna and the suspect in the murder was arrested on Tuesday January 30 near a school in Kwanokuthula in Plett.
Read previous articles:
- Estate murder: Residents gather at court
- Plett estate murder: Community in shock
- Estate murder: Community to stand together
- Plett estate murder: Man arrested
- Update: Woman murdered at upmarket estate
- Woman murdered at upmarket Plett estate
Outside the courthouse today.
ARTICLE & PHOTOS: YOLANDÉ STANDER, KNYSNA-PLETT HERALD CORRESPONDENT
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