A man who got drunk together with wife is appearing in court in South Africa after he ended up murdering her following the drinking spree.

According to Sowetan Live, the incident is said to have happened at night when the couple was drinking together.

After committing the crime, the suspect is reported to have tried dumping the corpse.

Kagiso Nkanyane, 32, appeared in the Johannesburg magistrate’s court yesterday for the murder of his wife Evelyn Nkanyane, 42.

Her body, splattered with blood from numerous stab wounds, was found in their Heritage View flat in Newtown on Sunday morning.