SA police service warrant officer Bongi Malepe appeared in Witbank Magistrate's Court B accused of stabbing twelve times and robbing Afrikaner woman Mrs Heleen Jansen van Rensburg in October 2014 at a home in Susanna Street.
The case was postponed for Regional Court on Friday, May 8 and the police officer will remain in custody.
Ms Heleen Jansen van Rensburg was at home with her three children at the time of the incident.
She heard a noise from inside her bedroom, when she went to see what was happening, the suspect was already in her bedroom.
He first threatened Jansen van Rensburg and then he started stabbing her a dozen times and reportedly "scratching her with a knife." (This does not match the earlier description that she was 'stabbed twelve times with a knife'. We await further court testimony to determine exactly what the extent of her injuries were. There are no details how the police officer got inside the house).
She was taken to hospital for treatment and a few days later was sent home to recover.
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