Samantha Gaunche (35) was remanded in custody by the Delmas District Court on 02 October 2023 for a formal bail application scheduled for 09 October 2023 after her appearance for allegedly running over her husband, Jansen Van Rensburg (50) with a vehicle.
According to information, Gaunche and Van Rensburg were at a friend’s place at Plot 72 Modder East Orchards Ellon in Sundra. It is alleged that the suspect wanted to leave and the deceased prohibited her.
It is also alleged that the deceased denied Gaunche the opportunity to drive and stood behind the vehicle.
Gaunche allegedly drove over Van Rensburg several times with the vehicle.
After the ordeal, she eventually drove off leaving her husband behind. Police and medical practitioners were summoned to the scene where Van Rensburg was declared dead.
When police arrived, Gaunche had already left the scene. She drove for about a kilometre when she allegedly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree at a farm.
She allegedly alighted from the vehicle and ran towards the bridge. The farm workers apprehended her and took her back to her vehicle. Police were notified and she was arrested for murder.
The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has welcomed the arrest of the suspect and called on people who are facing domestic related violence to seek for help.
Content retrieved from: https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=48804.
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