Aphiwe Mapekula, 23, was accused of beheading a 35 year old woman and eating her corpse. When the mother of the suspect saw what was happening, she rushed and called the police to the scene. When the police arrived at the scene, the suspect was busy eating the flesh of the woman he had killed. The police got to the scene and told the suspect to stop eating the woman, but the suspect ignored the police and several warning shots designed to stop him. The suspect then charged at the police with a knife, the police opened fire on him.