By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
A Soweto man accused of keeping human remains in his fridge, made his first appearance in the Protea Magistrate’s court on Monday.
Flavio Hlabangwane,26, was arrested on Saturday after his partner discovered human body parts in his fridge while he was shopping.
It is understood that the couple had their first date on Friday when the woman spent the night with the boyfriend in the back room he was renting.
Trouble started when the young woman told the boyfriend that she was hungry.
After the grim discovery the woman screamed, alarming the community.
A retired cop who came to investigate the matter and alerted police.
Hlabangwane was immediately arrested after police discovered only the legs and arms and police are still looking for the head of the person but it is believed the parts belong to a woman.
He was then rushed to the hospital after attempting to take his life but has since been discharged.
The body parts has been sent to the forensic science laboratory for identification.
Hlabangwane had been putting pressure on his landlord earlier this month to ensure that the electricity issues at the house were fixed, complaining that his food in the fridge was getting rotten.
It is now suspected that he was worried that the body parts in the fridge would start to decompose and smell.
Hlabangwane is remanded in custody and he will appear again in court on the 22 November 2021.