This follows the 25-year prison sentence handed down to an East London man convicted of the August murder of his girlfriend, Fort Hare University student Nosicelo Mtebeni.
Alutha Pasile has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for the murder of Nosicelo Mtebeni.
Convicted murderer Alutha Pasile was back in the dock for his sentencing in the East London High Court on Thursday.
When a chief medical officer gave evidence earlier this week, the court heard the skin on Mtebeni's hands and head appeared to be wrinkled, a sign that they had been immersed in a liquid over a long period.
In his guilty plea explanation, Pasile said that he suspected that Mtebeni had cheated on him and after confronting her, he stabbed the young woman.
The trial of an Eastern Cape man accused of killing Fort Hare University student Nosicelo Mtebeni is currently under way.
The 23-year-old fourth-year law student was found dead in August.
The accused has been charged with murder and defeating the ends of justice. The charges follow the gruesome murder of a 23-year-old University of Fort Hare student, Nosicelo Mtebeni.
The fourth-year law student's gruesome murder sparked widespread outrage during Women's Month.
Alutha Pasile confessed to killing the 23-year-old and dismembering her body in August.
Alutha Pasile made a brief appearance in court on Tuesday.
The final year law student was laid to rest in her hometown of Matatiele on Saturday.
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande at the funeral service of Nosicelo Mtebeni.
23-year-old Nosicelo Mtebe's body was cut up and stuffed into black bags and a suitcase, allegedly by her boyfriend.
As the nation marks Women's Month, several cases of gender-based violence (GBV) have rocked the country in recent weeks.
Molwele was speaking during an online dialogue on the role of local government in the fight against gender-based violence and femicide on Wednesday.
The University of Fort Hare held a memorial service for Nosicelo Mtebeni on 25 August 2021. Mtebeni, who was a final year law student at the university, was murdered allegedly by her boyfriend Alutha Pasile. Mtebeni’s mutilated body parts were found in a suitcase and a plastic bag last week Thursday.
Speaking at the memorial service of Nosicelo Mtebeni on 25 August 2021, Deputy Minister of Higher education, Science and Technology Buti Manamela said the list of women, especially students, dying at hands of men continues to grow. This comes after Mtebeni, a final year law student at the University of Fort Hare was killed allegedly by her boyfriend Alutha Pasile.
