Court postpones murder case against young man from eMbalenhle
Manqoba Maphanga (20) disappeared after allegedly murdering 20-year-old Siyabonga Mthombeni in Ext 18.
The Evander Magistrate’s Court on October 8 postponed the case against a young man accused of murdering a man in eMbalenhle in December 2023. Manqoba Maphanga (20) disappeared after allegedly murdering 20-year-old Siyabonga Mthombeni in Ext 18.
The Mthombeni family, who have consistently demanded justice for their son, previously accused the eMbalenhle SAPS of closing the case because they could not find the suspect.
They also alleged that Maphanga’s family hid him.
When testifying in court during Maphanga’s bail application, eMbalenhle Detective Captain Fanny Sindane opposed Maphanga’s release on bail.
He told the court that Maphanga was only handed over to the police after his grandfather misled him into believing the case had been closed.
His grandmother then brought him to the authorities on August 18, and he was arrested. Sindane argued that Maphanga remained a flight risk because he had already evaded arrest for over a year, moving between Dundonald and Bushbuckridge.
He further testified that witnesses, some of whom are Maphanga’s friends, had allegedly been threatened. Maphanga was denied bail and must return to the dock on October 17.
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