BRITS POS – HARTBEESPOORT - Bonginkosi Gift Ndaba (31) and Sithembiso Asha Zwane (39) appeared before the Brits Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 28 October, for murder and defeating the ends of justice.
“The pair was arrested following the discovery of a 41-year-old male, Innocent Mandla Dlamini’s lifeless body under a bridge along the Lanseria road in Broederstroom, near Hartbeespoortdam on Tuesday, 22 October,” reports Colonel Adéle Myburgh, SAPS North West spokesperson.
“According to reports, police responded and found Dlamini’s body after being summoned to the scene.
His identity card was found inside his pocket and this helped police in identifying him. As a result, detectives followed up and found family members, who positively identified the body. Spearheaded by Hartbeespoortdam detectives in collaboration with the K9 Unit and Visible Policing members, Ndaba and Zwane were traced and arrested on the same day. “It is alleged that Dlamini was assaulted in the early hours of Sunday morning, 21 October, following a quarrel that ensued between him and the accused. It is further alleged Ndaba, accompanied by Zwane, the driver of a Toyota Quantum, ran over Dlamini on a street in Klipfontein, Chloorkop. The pair then loaded Dlamini’s body into the vehicle and ultimately dumped it under the bridge on the Lanseria road at Broederstroom,” concludes Colonel Myburgh. Following the court appearance, both men were remanded in custody until Monday, Friday, 4 November 2024, for their bail application.
The Provincial Commissioner of North West, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, thanked the team for their tireless efforts that resulted in the arrest of the suspects to answer to their deeds.
