An alleged cannibal accused of killing a Gugulethu man and eating his heart with a knife and fork, cried in court.<\/p>\n
Andrew \u201cMaster Benson\u201d Chimbozo, 34, appeared in the Athlone Magistrate\u2019s Court on Thursday. His bail application was postponed until next month, and he was referred to the district surgeon to determine if he needed mental observation.<\/p>\n
Chimbozo, a black Zimbabwean who lives in Langa, visited Nomonde Tshabalala in Gugulethu on June 10, and gave her money to buy liquor at a local shebeen.<\/p>\n
It is alleged that while she was gone he stabbed her partner Mbuyiselo Manona, 62. Police arrived to find him eating Manona\u2019s heart with a knife and fork.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Chimbozo emerged from the holding cells to the jeers of a packed public gallery.<\/p>\n
Chimbozo cried silently throughout the brief proceedings and did not utter a word. As he turned to face the public benches on his way back down to the holding cells, disparaging comments from the crowd were audible.<\/p>\n
A legal aid consultant remarked that after spending some time with Chimbozo, she felt sorry for him. She said he was polite, well-spoken and a \u201cvery nice man\u201d.<\/p>\n
Outside court, Letisha Vapi was coming to terms with the idea that the alleged cannibal was her niece\u2019s partner.<\/p>\n
Linetti Vapi, who has been in a relationship with Chimbozo for two years, is in hospital with tuberculosis.<\/p>\n
Her aunt said Chimbozo had always treated her well, and visited her in hospital every day. \u201cEven the day he killed somebody, he went to hospital first,\u201d Letisha said. \u201cHe treated Linetti as a lady. He gave her everything. We were surprised when we heard about this.\u201d<\/p>\n
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