Thembisile murder accused denied bail
The Springs court also heard that Ngwenya also consulted a sangoma to obtain muthi to make him and his accomplice invisible to the police.
Thembisile Lucia Yende
Eskom technician David Ngwenya, who is the main suspect in the Thembisile Lucia Yende (30) case, was denied bail by the Springs Magistrate’s Court in Ekurhuleni the Springs Advertiser reports.
After a week of hearing the bail application, Magistrate Cornel Pretorious said David did not prove there were exceptional circumstances to warrant his release on bail.
The 44-year-old was arrested on May 15 in Carletonville after he was identified during an identity parade by one of the state witnesses.
READ MORE: Police reveal Eskom employee Thembisile Yende was injected, beaten to death
David has been charged with Yende’s premeditated murder, and the police are still searching for two more suspects who are linked to the case.
Thembisile’s body was found 13 days after she was reported missing by her family. Her decomposing body was discovered in her work storeroom at the Pieterboth Eskom substation in Springs after her colleagues picked up a bad smell coming from the room.
Preliminary post-mortem results revealed she had sustained head injuries and died of suffocation.
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Police reveal Eskom employee Thembisile Yende was injected, beaten to death
– Caxton News Service
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