Soshanguve couple back in court on murder charges
The couple are facing pre-mediated murder charges, among others, after the deceased body of a man was found in their home in Soshanguve.
Sibusiso Mahlangu (33) and Lerato Mahlangu (32), accused of murder, defeating the ends of justice and fraud, appeared again in the Soshanguve magistrate’s court on Thursday, May 4.
The matter was remanded to Thursday, May 18, for a formal bail application, according to NPA Tshwane spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana.
The couple is facing charges of pre-meditated murder, defeating the administration of justice and fraud.
According to Mahanjana, it is alleged that on January 2, 2022, the Soshanguve couple murdered a man and burned the body in the house in Block HH, Soshanguve.
“Thereafter, it is further alleged that the wife, Lerato, obtained a fraudulent death certificate from Home Affairs, claiming that her husband Sibusiso, died in the fire and later claimed life policies.”
Rekord recently reported that a Soshanguve man, reported to have died in a house fire, had been arrested in a stolen car.
Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo said Sibusiso was arrested in Hammanskraal following a police tip-off about a potentially stolen car.
Mahanjana said that when Sibusiso was being processed following his arrest, it was discovered that he was registered as deceased.
Sibusiso will appear in the Hammanskraal magistrate’s court on May 29 to face a charge of possession of a stolen vehicle.
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