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REFEREE ARRESTED FOR WIFE’S GRUESOME MURDER

By BONGIWE DLAMINI | 2023-01-19

A woman died tragically after being stabbed over 20 times allegedly by her husband.
The gruesome incident happened at around 5am yesterday at Logoba where the husband was renting a flat.

The husband, Lucky ‘Makalakalane’ Ndlangamandla, a seasoned Premier League referee, has been arrested and charged with the alleged murder of his wife.
The arrest was confirmed by Chief Police Information and Communications Officer, Superintendent Phindile Vilakati.

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She said a man estimated to be 45 years old was arrested and charged for the alleged murder of a 37-year-old woman.

According to sources, the woman was killed after she allegedly had a heated argument with Ndlangamandla over infidelity allegations.

The altercation between the couple, according to sources, started after Ndlangamandla spent the night away from his flat.

They said the woman, who worked in New Castle, South Africa, arrived at Ndlangamandla’s flat on Tuesday night and did not find him there.

However, since she had the house key, she wife managed to get into the house with the hope that her spouse would return during the course of the night.

This reportedly did not happen as Ndlangamandla only returned the following morning (yesterday) and found his wife there and asked what she was doing there.
The well-placed sources stated that the couple have had issues in their marriage and were estranged as a result.

A verbal quarrel, which escalated to a physical altercation is said to have ensued.
It was during the quarrel that the wife is reported to have stated that she wanted out of the marriage.

The referee is said to have not taken kindly to this, so he allegedly cited that his wife could not leave him as he had paid dowry (lobola) for her.

Ndlangamandla is alleged to have further stated that he could not be jilted especially because he had even bought her a car.
As all this happened, the woman reportedly grabbed a kitchen knife, which Ndlangamandla tried to snatch away from her.

However, not only did he manage to disarm his spouse, but he allegedly also stabbed her with it.
It is alleged that the woman was stabbed about 24 times all over the body.

After the incident, the referee is said called one of his friends and told him about the matter before surrendering himself to Sigodvweni police.
News of the grisly murder spread throughout the densely-populated Logoba area shortly after it happened.

While some residents, including the landlord and tenants at the place where Ndlangamandla rented a flat, declined to comment, there were those who opined that the referee was wrong for allegedly killing his wife.

They remarked that the couple should have just ended things without violence.
When sought for comment, the General Secretary for the Eswatini Referees Association, Mbongeni Shongwe, said he was not in a position to comment at the time of compiling this report.

He stated that he had only heard about the matter from social media and had not received an official report then.
“Ndlangamandla is a full member of the association, but I cannot say anything for now as I have not engaged his family and got an official report on the matter,” said Shongwe.

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