Man kills stepson in jail cell
A duty officer visited the cell where she discovered the 20-year-old man’s body,
A MAN accused of murdering his stepson in a KwaMbonambi jail cell two weeks ago, will face the justice system on 15 September.
Although Thamsanqa Ndlovu will first appear at the KwaMbonambi Magistrate’s Court next month, the case will be transferred to the Richards Bay Regional Court for the September date.
According to police, Ndlovu was detained at the KwaMbonambi SAPS holding cells on charges of raping the victim’s mother.
His stepson was later put in the same cell for burglary and theft at about 1.30am.
At 6.15am, a duty officer visited the cell where she discovered the 20-year-old man’s body, said KwaMbonambi SAPS spokesperson Lieutenant Aubrey Bongani Msane.
The incident was reported to the station commander and Msane said police immediately conducted interviews with inmates to find out what caused the young man’s death.
‘It was alleged the suspect assaulted the deceased by kicking him repeatedly and hitting him with a two-litre plastic bottle filled with water, accusing the deceased’s mother for his incarceration,’ Msane said.
Ndlovu was charged with murder in addition to the rape charge.
the stepson was placed in the same cell as the man who had been arrested for the alleged rape of his mother…… a recipe for disaster…. and no check made on the cells for nearly 5 hours….. was the cell soundproof, or was it a quiet fight or were the duty officers asleep…. the duty officers should be charged with culpable homicide……
Please ppl we must not blame the suspect with this ..detectives and dat cell gard must tell the famely what really happened ..we are sick and tired of this corrupt police oparation..the report gvn by the police station doesnt make sence