Update
PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - The 30-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a Plettenberg Bay hospice nurse, briefly appeared in the local Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday March 28.
The matter was however postponed to May 7, 2018 for further investigation.
He remains in custody after he was denied bail last month.
He is accused of raping and killing the 63-year-old Schoongezicht Country Estate resident Penny Cumming last month.
The suspect, who cannot be named before he has pleaded, was arrested on January 30 where he was allegedly hiding near a school in Kwanokuthula following the grisly discovery on January 29.
Cumming’s naked and bruised body was found on the floor of her home by a friend. Her home was ransacked and her Volvo SUV was missing. The vehicle, which was partially destroyed, was found near Nekkies in Knysna later that day.
It was later established that Cumming had also been raped and that the cause of death was strangulation.
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ARTICLE & PHOTO: YOLANDÉ STANDER, KNYSNA-PLETT HERALD CORRESPONDENT
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