An 80-year-old woman, Nelly Shongwe, was strangled to death at her second house in Schoemansdal on October 12 following a call from her son, Thulani Shongwe.
According to the deceased’s relative, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of her life, it is alleged that Nelly had been killed by Jabulani Linda Mthethwa whom Thulani had allegedly hired to kill his mother, allegedly in exchange for R10 000.
“Nelly received a call in the morning from Thulani. She dropped everything and rushed to help her son. Later on, we received a call that Nelly was lost and could not be found. We became even more confused when Thulani came home claiming he had not seen his mom,” she said.
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Nelly was found strangled with headscarves (doeks) around her neck at home. “We searched for her until we received a call to come to her second home as she was no more. We found Thwala at the crime scene. He confessed to having been sent by Thulani to kill Nelly in exchange for R10 000,” she said.
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A provincial police spokesperson, Col Donald Mdhluli, confirmed that a murder investigation has been opened. “A suspect, Jabulani Linda Mthethwa, aged 40, was arrested and will be appearing for the third time on October 28 in the Nkomazi Magistrate’s Court and he is remanded in custody,” he confirmed.
