The Paarl man accused of brutally murdering his girlfriend and then burning her body has been denied bail.
He was arrested on August 10 but released on bail and his bail conditions included having no contact, directly or indirectly, with Booi.During his bail application, Qebe told the court he was a father of two and had family in Paarl and could supply the court with an alternative address in Strand where he would stay should he be granted bail.
Sithobele Qebe, 30, is alleged to have murdered and burnt the body of his girlfriend, Siphokazi Booi, 27, in Paarl earlier this month. File photo: supplied She said he went further in confessing to pushing the dustbin to the dump site where he saw a fire where he left her body in the dustbin at the site. He denied burning her body.Qebe has also been implicated in the alleged murder of a regular customer at his fruit and vegetable stall.
She also submitted that three community organisations had sent petitions opposing his bail. Members of the community who lived in the street he would have been living in should he be granted bail also opposed bail.
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