Murdered cop’s wife and ‘hit-man’ she hired arrested
The 'attack' on the couple had not been a random, opportunistic act, but had been carefully planned.
The wife of a police officer has been arrested in connection with his murder, along with the ‘hit-man’ she allegedly hired to do the deed.
The murder happened on Friday, May 23, when 50-year-old Warrant Officer Bongani Sibusiso Xaba was travelling along Collings Pass, Elandslaagte, with his 33-year-old wife in the car. The wife claimed that the vehicle started giving problems and when her husband stopped to see what was wrong, two people appeared out of the bushes and attacked them. Warrant Officer Xaba was severely beaten and two cell-phones were stolen. He was rushed to hospital, where he died on June 22. A case of murder was opened by Elandslaagte police.
W/O Xaba was employed at the Ladysmith Vehicle Identification Section (VIS).
During the investigation, Elandslaagte detectives found that the wife had hired a 29-year-old man to murder her husband. The ‘attack’ on the couple had not been a random, opportunistic act, but had been carefully planned.
On Monday this week, the 29-year-old ‘hit-man’ was arrested in Roosboom and W/O Xaba’s wife was arrested in Steadville by Elandslaagte Detective Services, assisted by the Ladysmith K9 Unit and the Ladysmith Cluster Trio Crime Task Team. During the arrest of the wife, the ‘stolen’ cell-phones were recovered in her possession.
Both suspects were set to appear in court yesterday (Wednesday), facing charges of murder.
