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| Flabba trial: South African woman denies murder | Flabba trial: South African woman denies murder |
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| A woman accused of the murder of South African hip-hop star Nkululeko Habedi has pleaded not guilty to the charge. | A woman accused of the murder of South African hip-hop star Nkululeko Habedi has pleaded not guilty to the charge. |
| Sindisiwe Manqele, 26, claims she killed Mr Habedi in self-defence at his home in Alexandra, Johannesburg. | Sindisiwe Manqele, 26, claims she killed Mr Habedi in self-defence at his home in Alexandra, Johannesburg. |
| Earlier this year, Ms Manqele applied for bail showing what she claimed to be defence wounds on her stomach and wrists. | Earlier this year, Ms Manqele applied for bail showing what she claimed to be defence wounds on her stomach and wrists. |
| Mr Habedi, known as Flabba, was a member of the award-winning group Skwatta Kamp. | Mr Habedi, known as Flabba, was a member of the award-winning group Skwatta Kamp. |
| The prosecution has opened its case in the Randburg High Court by calling Luyanda Sulupa, a cousin of the deceased who was at home on the night Mr Habedi died in March. | |
| He has been giving testimony that he heard the two arguing for some time when she emerged from their room crying and asking for help. | He has been giving testimony that he heard the two arguing for some time when she emerged from their room crying and asking for help. |
| "I sheltered her, thinking Flabba would come out, he didn't. I asked her: 'What help do you want?' She said: 'I stabbed your brother'," Mr Sulupa told the court. | "I sheltered her, thinking Flabba would come out, he didn't. I asked her: 'What help do you want?' She said: 'I stabbed your brother'," Mr Sulupa told the court. |
| The 38-year-old was stabbed once in the heart and died shortly after. | The 38-year-old was stabbed once in the heart and died shortly after. |
| Prosecutors say they can prove that Ms Manqele's wounds were self-inflicted and that she killed the 38-year old unlawfully - allegations she has denied. | Prosecutors say they can prove that Ms Manqele's wounds were self-inflicted and that she killed the 38-year old unlawfully - allegations she has denied. |
| Ms Manqele is out on bail of $720 (£470). | Ms Manqele is out on bail of $720 (£470). |