The Alexandra Magistrates’ Court further remanded in custody murder accused Napo Mashike (25), a Lesotho national, to 21 August pending further investigation.
The IT student’s case featured in Alex News’ Compatriot’s murder suspects abandons bail, includes another charge of defeating the ends of justice. This stems from him dumping in a veld, the 44-year-old female victim’s body which he carried out in a bin from his home in a Midrand complex.
The victim who was a friend to his sister and mother to a nine-year-old child died after he throttled her on 4 May. He claimed this was after she did the same to him seemingly in defence against his sexual advances as they drank and smoked drugs at his place. He further claimed her to have been his girlfriend which was disputed by her family.
He also abandoned his bail application at a preceding hearing at a time when investigations revealed two other sexual offence charges levelled against him by women in his home country and in India for which he is sought by the police.
A warrant for his extradition by the Lesotho authorities is said to be pending the outcome of the case which may likely end in the Joburg High Court.
Related article:
https://www.citizen.co.za/midrand-reporter/216442/rape-murder-case-sees-breakthrough/
