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ALLEGED NURSE KILLER COP REMAINS IN JAIL

By Mbono Mdluli | 2019-01-16

POLICE Constable Sibusiso Shongwe, also known as Bhubesi, will remain in a correctional institution for now as his matter has been struck off the roll.

This transpired yesterday at the High Court in Mbabane, when Shongwe, who was referred to as Bhubesi by the nurses, had gone to the High Court to plead to be admitted to bail by the High Court.

The matter was heard by High Court Judge Cyril Maphanga and it took place in Court B, which was almost packed to capacity.

Nurses had turned out in their numbers, in support of their colleague, Lindokuhle Mlangeni, who was allegedly killed by Shongwe. Shongwe was also escorted by warders during his appearance. Lawyer MachaweDlamini, who appeared for Shongwe, stated that he had discussed and reached a conclusion with his colleague, Mandla Dlamini, that they should strike the matter off the roll, in the interest of justice. Dlamini (Mandla), who represented the state, confirmed that he had reached such an agreement with Dlamini (Machawe).

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Judge Maphanga duly ruled that the matter, as the counsels had agreed, would be struck off the roll in the interest of justice. This means another application will have to be filed if Shongwe is still interested in being admitted to bail by the High Court. It was reported that Mlangeni, a nurse by profession, was strangulated and killed during a domestic dispute at her rented flat, which is situated at New Town in Hlatikulu, on Boxing Day last year. Her unresponsive body was found wrapped in a towel inside the flat. The bone of contention is said to be a sum of E4 000, which was allegedly borrowed by Mlangeni from Shongwe. However, Shongwe started demanding the money back and a fight ensued, which allegedly led to Mlangeni’s death.

The following day, her boyfriend, Constable Shongwe, was listed as a wanted person by the police. This was after he had disappeared from the Matsapha Police Academy, where he had been attending a workshop.

At the time, police believed that Shongwe’s vanishing act after the suspicious death of his lover was no coincidence. Mlangeni was employed as a nurse at the Hlatikulu Government Hospital at the time of her death, while Shongwe was attached to the Traffic Department at the Hlatikulu Police Station.

Shongwe had been seen in the company of his girlfriend at her rented flat on the fateful day. The couple is said to have been sharing the same flat after the police officer moved in and somehow abandoned his allocated house at the local police camp.

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