Bafana Mahungela is seeking bail in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court, north of Johannesburg, on charges of premeditated murder and aggravated robbery. In October, he was arrested for the murder of Kirsten Kluyts, a 34-year-old Johannesburg teacher.
The state presented pictures taken from the crime scene showing Mahungela following Kluyts the morning her body was discovered in a ditch at George Lea Park, in Sandton. Other photos shows Mahungela wearing clothing belonging to Kluyts.
Mahungela told the court that the only crime he is guilty of, is that of taking Kluyts clothing.
Bafana Mahungela’s account
Bafana Mahungela told the court that on 28 October he was attending a pyjama party with his girlfriend at Tsutsumani in Alexandra with other students that he met on the day. He said from the party he took a taxi back to Res alone, and while in the taxi he was sleeping and got off at the wrong stop and had to walk to res.
While walking. I saw a sign that said Sandton Sports Club I went in. That is where I saw a rug, I kicked it and noticed that it was heavy. I then opened it only to find out that it was a dead body. I turned the body as she was facing down, then checked for the pulse, I touched her neck, and her heart and moved closer to check if she was still breathing. I saw that in movies.”
Bongani told Court
He claims he was astonished and Panicked thinking he would be held responsible for a murder he did not commit. Bafana says in that state of panic he removed the deased clothes
I took the clothes because I didn’t want my DNA to be found at the scene. After that I went to the restaurant to enquire about the menu, I wanted to bring my girlfriend to the place one day. I didn’t tell anyone because a lot of people were passing there and didn’t report anything about the body. I went to res, I told the caretaker, my dad, and my girlfriend about what I saw. I was traumatised, it was my first time seeing something like this and I couldn’t sleep in my room.
Bafana said
Bafana says that the following morning,police officers arrived to arrest him and readhim his rights while assaulting him.
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