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S. African woman appears in court for allegedly murdering musician

Xinhua, March 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

A woman appeared in court on Tuesday for allegedly murdering renowned South African musician Nkuli Habedi, publicly known as "Flabba".

As Sindisiwe Precious Manqele, 26, was making her brief appearance at the Alexandra Magistrate's Court in Johannesburg, an angry crowd mobbed Manquele's relatives, causing a chaos outside the court.

The crowd shouted "No bail, No bail".

Manquele was arrested on Monday after allegedly killing Habedi, her boyfriend during an argument.

Dressed in black, Manquele told a packed court that she had sustained bruises and stab wounds to her arms and stomach.

After Manquele showed the court the injuries she sustained, the magistrate agreed to her being examined by a private doctor.

The case against Manqele was postponed to March 16 for further investigations.

Habedi, a member of the well-known Skwatta Camp rap group, was stabbed to death early Monday morning in Alexandra, Johannesburg, allegedly by Manquele, who claimed to be Habedi's girlfriend.

Habedi, born on Oct. 17, 1977 in Orlando West, Johannesburg, was leader of the South African sensational hip-hop group Skwatta Kamp.

With his debut solo album Nkuli vs Flabba, he brings in amazing rhymes and out of this world punch lines and humor. His debut album was released in late 2006 and early 2007 with the smash hits E'sbamo so mdogo (Porridge Gun) and Tap That ass. He won the South African Music Award for best Hip-Hop album 2007. Endi