Udaba: Nomvula Mohalake
Abaphenyi basebenzise umakhalekhukhwini otholakele kanye nohlelo lokucupha ukulandelela abasolwa abathathu abaxhumene necala lokuzingela obhejane, nobufakazi be-DNA kamuva basiza ukuqinisekisa ukugwetshwa kwabo.
Izisebenzi ezintathu zangaphambili zase-Skukuza zigwetshwe iminyaka ephakathi kwe-10 ne-12 ejele ngamacala ahlobene nokuzingela ngokungemthetho. Laba abathathu bagwetshwe yiNkantolo yeSifunda yase-Skukuza ngo-Ephreli 24.
NgokukaMonica Nyuswa, okhulumela i-National Prosecuting Authority eMpumalanga, onogada ababili bangaphambili, uNyiko Gumede (40) noNomsa Ndlovu (42), bagwetshwe iminyaka eyi-12 ejele ngqo ngamunye, kanti ummangalelwa kanye nabo, uLudwick Mhlaba (44), owayenguchwepheshe, wagwetshwa iminyaka eyi-10 ejele ngqo.
U-Gumede no-Ndlovu batholwe benecala ngamacala amabili: ukubulala ubhejane nokwenza uzungu lokwenza ubugebengu. U-Mhlaba utholwe enecala lecala elilodwa lokubulala ubhejane.
Inkantolo yezwa ukuthi ngobusuku bango-Okthoba 19, 2020, onogada base-Sabie Sand Section baphendula ukudubula kwesibhamu bathola isidumbu sikabhejane eduze nesibhamu, izimpondo zikabhejane ezintsha, nomakhalekhukhwini. Kwakusolwa ukuthi abenzi bobubi babalekile ngemuva kokubona onogada.
“Nakuba ukusesha okusheshayo kungaphumelelanga, abaphenyi bahlaziya umakhalekhukhwini otholakele futhi bathola ucingo olwenziwe ngaphambi nje kokufika konogada. Amaphoyisa abe eseshayela inombolo yokugcina eshayiwe, ezenza onogada abonakele anikeza ukudlulisela izimpondo zikabhejane ngokushintshana ngenkokhelo.
“Ucingo lwaphendulwa ngu-Gumede, futhi kwenziwa amalungiselelo okulethwa. Amaphoyisa athola imvume yokwenza uhlelo lokucupha ngokweSigaba 252A soMthetho Wenqubo Yobugebengu. Iphoyisa elifihlakele kamuva laqinisekisa ilungiselelo, no-Ndlovu enikeza imininingwane yemoto ezosetshenziswa,” kusho u-Nyuswa.
Endaweni ebekuvunyelwene ngayo, amaphoyisa athola bonke abamangalelwa abathathu ngaphakathi emotweni ebishayelwa ngu-Mhlaba. Baboshwa endaweni yesigameko futhi kamuva bakhululwa ngebheyili.
Ungeze ngokuthi ngesikhathi kuqulwa icala, bonke abamangalelwa abathathu baphika amacala.
UMbuso, oholwa nguMshushisi u-Lot Mgiba, wethula ubufakazi obunamandla, okuhlanganisa nobufakazi bonogada namaphoyisa abebandakanyeka kulolu hlelo, kanye nobufakazi be-DNA obuhlobanisa izimpondo ezitholakele nesidumbu sikabhejane esitholwe e-Sabie Sand Section.
Inkantolo yathola ofakazi bombuso bethembekile futhi yagweba abamangalelwa.
Ekwandiseni isigwebo, u-Mgiba wagcizelela ukuthi abamangalelwa babebethembekile ukuvikela izilwane zasendle kodwa esikhundleni salokho bakhaphela lokho kuthembela ngokubamba iqhaza emisebenzini yokuzingela ngokungemthetho. Wanxusa inkantolo ukuthi ibeke isigwebo esibonisa ubukhulu bamacala futhi sisebenze njengesixwayiso.
Inkantolo ayitholanga zimo ezinkulu neziphoqayo zokuthethelela ukuphambuka esigwebeni esincane esinqunyiwe.
U-Gumede no-Ndlovu bagwetshwe iminyaka eyi-10 ejele ngokubulala ubhejane kanye neminyaka emine ejele ngozungu.
Inkantolo yayala ukuthi ingxenye yezigwebo isebenze ngasikhathi sinye, okwaholela esigwebeni esisebenzayo seminyaka eyi-12 ejele ngqo. U-Mhlaba wagwetshwa iminyaka eyi-10 ejele ngqo.
Bonke abamangalelwa abathathu baphinde bamenyezelwa njengabangafanele ukuphatha izibhamu.
