Umfazi Oneminyaka Engama-23 Ufunyaniswe Enetyala Lokubulala Intombazana Eneminyaka Emi-6
By Lilitha Mdakana
MQANDULI, MPUMA KOLONI – Umfazi oneminyaka engama-23 ubudala, uNoluvuyo Sinyikatha, ufunyaniswe enetyala lokubulala ngabom intombazana eneminyaka emithandathu, uLikuwe Mpokopi, owafunyanwa umzimba wakhe udada emlanjeni kufutshane neNgcanasini, eMqanduli, ngo-Agasti 2024.
ICandelo leMpuma Koloni leNkundla ePhakamileyo yaseMthatha lifumene uSinyikatha enetyala emva kokuba uRhulumente enikezele ngobungqina obudibanisa iziganeko kunye nokuvuma kwakhe ityala, nto leyo eyayinxulumanisa naye nokusweleka komntwana.
Ngokutsho kwesithethi seNational Prosecuting Authority (NPA), uLuxolo Tyali, inkundla ive ukuba uSinyikatha wayekholelwa ukuba umama kaLikuwe wayenoxanduva lokusweleka kosana lwakhe oluneenyanga ezilithoba, olwasweleka kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambili emva kokugula. Ngenxa yale nkolelo, kuthiwa wajolisa kwintombazana encinci.
Umzimba kaLikuwe wafunyanwa emlanjeni ongekho nzulu emva kwemini ngomhla wama-28 kuAgasti 2024, ngabasetyhini ababesiya kukha iinkuni. Iimeko ezazikhokelele ekuswelekeni kwakhe zazingekacaci ekuqaleni, kuba umlambo wawukude nekhaya lakhe.
Kwafika inkqubela kuphando kwiintsuku ezimbini kamva, xa ilungu loluntu laxelela amapolisa ukuba lalibone uSinyikatha ehamba noLikuwe esiya ngasemlanjeni ngaphambi kwemini ngomhla wesiganeko.
Emva kokubanjwa kwakhe, uSinyikatha wavuma ukuba wambulala umntwana, esithi wayekholelwa ukuba umama wale ntombazana wayebangele ukusweleka kosana lwakhe. Inkundla iphinde yakuva ukuba iintsapho ezimbini zazisazana kwaye zazihlala kwikhaya elinye ngelo xesha.
Ngexesha lokuxoxwa kwetyala, uSinyikatha waphikisa ukuba ukuvuma kwakhe ityala kwamkelwe njengobungqina, nto leyo eyakhokelela ekubeni kubanjwe ityala elikhethekileyo lokuvavanya ukuba loo ngxelo yafunyanwa ngokusemthethweni na. Inkundla yagqiba kwelokuba ukuvuma kwakhe kwafunyanwa ngokusemthethweni, ngoko ke kwavunyelwa ukuba kusetyenziswe njengobungqina.
Igqwetha likaRhulumente, uSiphokazi Maarman, lakhokelela ubungqina obuvela kumangqina aliqela. Elinye ingqina laqinisekisa ukuba labona uSinyikatha ephuma kwikhaya ababehlala kulo noLikuwe, ngelixa elinye langqina lathi labona umfazi ofana nenkcazelo kaSinyikatha erhuqa intombazana encinci esiya ngasemlanjeni.
Nangona kungekho ngqina labona ukutshona komntwana emanzini, inkundla ifumanise ukuba ubungqina obudityanisiweyo obunikezelwe nguRhulumente babonisa ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo afanelekileyo ukuba uSinyikatha wayenoxanduva lokusweleka kukaLikuwe.
USinyikatha kulindeleke ukuba abuyele enkundleni ngomhla we-18 kuSeptemba 2026 ukuze kuqwalaselwe isigwebo sakhe.
