Sibusiso Zitha pleaded guilty to stabbing his partner, celebrity chef Thembekile Letlape multiple times during an argument at her home in front of their 10-year-old daughter. Letlape, affectionately known as the 'Pastry Princess', was found dead on May 30, 2024 in her home in northern Johannesburg by her father, Dr Kgosi Letlape, after she had sent a distressing text message to her mother.