Murder suspect remanded in custody
A 40-year-old man from Pienaar appeared at the KaNyamazane Periodical Court yesterday facing a murder that happened in May this year.
Sipho Mbokodo from neighbouring Pienaar’s appearance stems from an incident wherein a 44-year-old woman was found murdered in her house at Kanyamazane.
The victim, who had been staying alone, disappeared for a period of five days whilst neighbours and friends who had been worried by her sudden disappearance, decided
to check inside her locked house. They broke a window and gained entry, only to discover her partially decomposed body inside.
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Police, as well as other role-players, were summoned to the scene and discovered that the victim was allegedly hit with a blunt object on her upper body. A murder docket was opened for investigation and the investigating team worked from zero information collecting evidence and knit a case, up until the suspect was arrested.
Mbokodo was remanded in custody and will appear at the Kabokweni Magistrate’s Court today pending a bail application.
