A 44-year-old man, Werner Muller, has been formally charged with the murder of his wife, Rene Muller, in Secunda, Mpumalanga.
The couple was reported missing after family members were unable to contact them.
Police later forced entry into a locked outside room at their home, where Rene’s body was discovered inside a bag. She had sustained multiple stab wounds, and a knife was recovered at the scene.
Authorities allege that Muller fled the country in a white Toyota Hilux following the incident.
He was tracked down and arrested in Mozambique before being extradited back to South Africa.
The couple had reportedly been married for just two months.
Muller has no prior convictions, and the case has been postponed to next week for a possible bail application.
The motive for the murder is still under investigation.
