In December of 2018, the body of Simnikiwe Mfengu was discovered in the home she shared with her husband in Silversands. Picture: Supplied

City of Cape Town – A former model made an appearance in the Western Cape High Court where he is accused of killing his part-time model girlfriend, Simnikiwe Mfengu, four years ago. The murder took place in the city of Cape Town.

After it was reported that she had been stabbed several times, allegedly by her boyfriend Muepa Kasongo, the news of the 22-year-death old’s in December 2018 left the modeling community reeling. Her death was reported to have occurred after it was reported that she had been dating Muepa Kasongo.

Kasongo has been charged with murder, theft, and assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm for allegedly abusing the model and then stabbing her to death. He also faces additional charges related to the theft of the model’s belongings.

According to the allegations made by the state, Kasongo physically assaulted Mfengu by dragging her, biting her, and otherwise abusing her, which caused her to sustain injuries to her body. In addition to this, it is alleged that he stole her phone in an effort to prevent her from communicating with anyone.

Mfengu was well liked in the modeling community and worked as an assistant at a retail store in Tyger Valley. The store was located in Tyger Valley. Kasongo paid her a visit at her workplace two days before she was murdered and insisted that they have a conversation with each other. Even after he was told that she was extremely busy, he insisted on staying in the store until the manager specifically instructed him to leave the premises.

 

The next day, around 9 o’clock in the evening, neighbors in her Silversands neighborhood heard her sobbing and wailing at her home.

It was reported that she had inquired as to why Kasongo was treating her in such a manner. The last time anyone saw her alive, she was standing outside her home with Kasongo just before the two of them vanished inside.

The next day, her body was found inside the house; she had been stabbed 11 times when she was killed. The State has determined that multiple stab wounds were the cause of death in this case.