PORT ELIZABETH - ALGOA PARK MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE APPEARED IN COURT MONDAY

A Port Elizabeth man accused of stabbing his estranged wife several times appeared briefly in the Port Elizabeth magistrate’s court on Monday.

Forty-seven year old Martin Stevens from Algoa Park is facing a charge of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed his estranged wife, Anna-Marie Stevens, outside her friend’s flat in October last year.

He subsequently handed himself over to police after being on the run after the alleged incident.

Steven’s lawyer indicated on Monday that his client was currently waiting for a bed at the Fort England Psychiatric Hospital.

The case against him was postponed until April 7 and Stevens will remain in custody.

According to reports, fifteen years ago, Stevens killed his ex-wife, Hettie, and her friend, Colin Rosslee, before attempting to kill himself by turning the gun on himself .

Stevens was acquitted of the double murder after the court found he had suffered a psychotic episode.

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