Werner Muller has been charged with the murder of his wife after details that

Werner Muller (44) has been formally charged with the murder of his wife, Rene Muller (44), in Secunda, Mpumalanga.

The couple was reported missing last Sunday after family members could not reach them. Police later forced open a locked outside room at their home, where Rene’s body was found in a bag. She had been stabbed multiple times, and a knife was recovered at the scene.

Muller allegedly fled the country in a white Toyota Hilux and was tracked and arrested in Mozambique. He has since been extradited back to South Africa.

The couple had been married for just two months. Muller has no prior convictions.

The case has been postponed to next week for a possible bail application, while the motive is still under investigation.