Rustenburg – A man accused of stabbing his disabled sister to death appeared briefly in the Bafokeng Magistrate’s Court in Tlhabane near Rustenburg on Wednesday.

Boiki Lucas Makgorogo told the court, through his new lawyer, that he would apply for bail. In his first appearance he told the court he did not want apply for bail.

The case was postponed to June 18 for bail application and to give him time to consult with his lawyer.

Makgorogo allegedly stabbed his younger sister Ellen Semakaleng Makgorogo, 54, to death on April 29 and dumped her body in the bushes near Rustenburg Kloof.

He allegedly killed her so that he could inherit their parents’ house in Tlhabane.

Semakaleng lived in the house after their parents died in 2010.

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