He couldn't bear to go to court to face the woman accused of killing his wife because he felt he wasn't strong enough emotionally.
Tebogo Modiseemang is "battling" to cope since his wife, Bonolo, 30, was killed, according to his father-in-law, George Botlhoko.
"He is stressed. He has lost weight because of what happened to his wife," Botlhoko told News24 outside the Molopo Magistrate's Court in Mmabatho.