Inchanga man denied bail
A police officer from Inchanga briefly appeared at the Camperdown Magistrate’s Court on the charges of murdering his wife.
AN INCHANGA man has remained in custody after he allegedly shot and killed his wife in their home. Mthokozisi Nene (44) appeared at the Camperdown Magistrate’s Court on Monday, July 4. KwaZulu-Natal National Prosecuting Agency spokesperson, Natasha Kara, said the matter was postponed to July 13 for bail consideration.
KZN police spokesperson, Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo, said it was on June 22 when the Inchanga police received a complaint of a murder at Fredville.
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“The police proceeded to the scene, and on arrival, they were shown the body of a 41-year-old woman with a gunshot wound on the forehead. A 44-year-old suspect was arrested on the scene for murder,” she said.
According to the KZN Department of Social Development, the deceased, Thobeka Nene, was a teacher at a local primary school, and the suspect was a police officer at the local police station.
The department’s MEC, Nonhlanhla Khoza, joined a protest by the community outside the court where the accused appeared. Present at the protest were the two deceased’s daughters, Member of the Provincial Legislature, James Nxumalo, and Ward 04 councillor, Malombo Nxumalo.
Khoza applauded the court for denying bail to Nene.
“We were pleased that they considered a lot of aspects in this case. It is clear that the murder was premeditated. We are saddened by this situation, where children lost their mother at the hands of their father.”
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“We are disturbed that our children have been robbed of a teacher, but our social workers will provide the school children, the deceased‘s biological children and the family with psychosocial support. We are pleased that the community has come together to oppose bail for this man. We will continue to monitor this case until it comes to an end,” she said.
Nxumalo said the community had been standing together supporting the family since Nene’s murder.
“We urge law enforcement agencies to do everything within their powers to ensure that the perpetrator of this heinous crime remains in prison. He has to face the full might of the law. We want to see men being responsible, avoiding killing women and children.”
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