KwaThema – The case against murder accused Nonhlahla Matiwane (41) of KwaThema was postponed to March 10 when she appeared in the Springs Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
This is to make way for finalisation of the consultation between the accused and her legal team before the trial commences on Tuesday.
In her last court appearance, Matiwane changed her plea from guilty to not guilty for the murder of her late husband, Sibusiso Mthombeni (42).
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The deceased was shot and killed on March 6, 2019, and his body was found in an open veld next to Ntokozweni Primary School.
The mother of four had previously confessed to the police to have hired a hitman to kill her husband in exchange for R80 000, which she would have paid him from the insurance policy.
Speaking outside the court, Sibusiso’s mother, Thelma Mthombeni, who could not contain her emotions, says she is disappointed that the case has been postponed yet again, a full year after his death.
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“I don’t understand why this is the case because there is enough evidence to start with the trial.
“I want to see the people responsible for taking my son’s life behind bars,” she says.
