The trial of Mandlankosi Galadla resumed in the Kempton Park Regional Court this morning, August 12.

Galadla faces multiple charges, including murder, kidnapping, rape, and aggravated robbery, linked to a two-year crime spree in Kempton Park from 2020 until his arrest on October 28, 2022.

According to court records, he allegedly lured unsuspecting women to open fields, where he murdered and burned them. All the known victims were women aged between 19 and 40.

In 2009, Galadla was sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment for murder and rape. He later appealed the conviction, and the appeal was upheld, resulting in his release.

During today’s proceedings, Regional Court Prosecutor Sibongile Nxumalo called Sergeant Ntsieni Marcus Nkhumeleni to testify.

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Nkhumeleni told the court that on September 6, 2022, at around 12:00, he responded to a complaint about a murder in an open field between Transnet and Greenfield.

On arrival, he found a group of contractors on-site and one of them, identified as Itumeleng, led him to the body of a woman discovered while they were installing a sewage line.

@kemptonexpress Mandlankosi Galadla – August 12, 2025 The trial of Mandlankosi Galadla resumed in the Kempton Park Regional Court this morning, August 12. Galadla faces multiple charges, including murder, kidnapping, rape, and aggravated robbery, linked to a two-year crime spree in Kempton Park from 2020 until his arrest on October 28, 2022. According to court records, he allegedly lured unsuspecting women to open fields, where he murdered and burned them. All the known victims were women aged between 19 and 40. In 2009, Galadla was sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment for murder and rape. He later appealed the conviction, and the appeal was upheld, resulting in his release. During today’s proceedings, Regional Court Prosecutor Sibongile Nxumalo called Sergeant Ntsieni Marcus Nkhumeleni to testify. Nkhumeleni told the court that on September 6, 2022, at around 12:00, he responded to a complaint about a murder in an open field between Transnet and Greenfield. On arrival, he found a group of contractors on-site and one of them, identified as Itumeleng, led him to the body of a woman discovered while they were installing a sewage line. The sergeant described the victim as lying on her back, half-naked, with one leg clothed and the other bare. The court was shown photographs taken at the scene. She was wearing a grey track top and maroon vest, and had multiple stab wounds to her thighs. Nkhumeleni added that it appeared she had been struck with a large stone, which was found nearby, along with a used condom. Parts of her body and one shoe had been burnt. Paramedics certified the woman dead at the scene. Nkhumeleni confirmed he was the first officer to arrive, after which he called for backup and handed the scene over to detectives for further investigation. The case has been postponed to September 16 for further hearing. #kempton #kemptonexpress #kemptonpark #crimetok #Crime #Murder #SAPS #court #incourt #TiktokNews ♬ original sound – KemptonExpress

The sergeant described the victim as lying on her back, half-naked, with one leg clothed and the other bare.

The court was shown photographs taken at the scene.

She was wearing a grey track top and maroon vest, and had multiple stab wounds to her thighs.

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Nkhumeleni added that it appeared she had been struck with a large stone, which was found nearby, along with a used condom. Parts of her body and one shoe had been burnt.

Paramedics certified the woman dead at the scene.

Nkhumeleni confirmed he was the first officer to arrive, after which he called for backup and handed the scene over to detectives for further investigation.

The case has been postponed to September 16 for further hearing.