Murder accused tells of ‘toxic’ union
Sandile Mantsoe, accused of murdering his former girlfriend, Karabo Mokoena, told a police captain about the toxic relationship he had with her. He also said he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, the High Court in Johannesburg heard yesterday.
Captain Rogers Mahundla read a statement in which Mantsoe said Mokoena was violent and addicted to the “high life”.
In the statement, Mantsoe alleged that Mokoena had multiple sexual partners, including a Nigerian man who gave her R100 000 a month.
“We [Mantsoe and Mokoena] stayed together ... She was not studying or working and alleged that her father was abusing her,” Mantsoe’s statement read.
Mantsoe said Mokoena was angry and depressed after being raped, allegedly by a friend of her Nigerian boyfriend, and she crashed his grey Mercedes-Benz.
“She opened a case against me and I opened a case against her. I didn’t speak to her for two weeks. I received a message from her on Instagram and she wanted to come over for sex and I was with another girl. I asked her to leave,” the statement read.
Mantsoe said he told Mokoena, hours before her death, that he no longer wanted to be with her.
“I left and when I came back, I found Karabo on the floor with blood coming from her neck. I panicked and didn’t know what to do,” Mantsoe’s statement read.
“I tried to figure out how to get her out and got a bin. I managed to put her in the bin and drove to Bramley. I put the tyre and fuel on her and I burnt her. I didn’t kill her, I panicked because of the suicide and overdose.”
The trial continues.