This is according to the National Prosecution Authority spokesperson in North West, Henry Mamothame. Mamothame explains that the 24-year-old Bongani Shebi became a person of interest after police received information that the accused was spotted closer to where the incident took place, walking with clothes that had blood on it. He says the police arrested the accused on 15 October 2022 and he informed police that he wanted to tell the truth when he arrived at the police station. He was subsequently taken in for a confession and later took the police to where he had thrown away the bloodied clothes he was wearing.

According to Mamothame, Shebi abandoned his bail application after he appeared before the Schweizer-Reneke Magistrate’s Court.

“The case against Bongani Shebi, who is accused of murdering a nurse in Ipelekgeng near Schweizer-Reneke, was postponed to 25 November 2022 for further investigations. He made a brief appearance in court for his formal bail application, however, he has since opted to abandon the application. He will remain in police custody until the matter is concluded.”

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Mamothame adds that the 24-year-old suspect has been charged with the murder of Iris Mmotlakana Mohokare at her rented home in the Ipeleng Township on 12 October 2022. Her body was discovered with blood by her landlord on 13 October 2022, with her throat cut. He further adds that Shebi alleged that he is not the one who stabbed the deceased, but the person whom he was with.

“Police have indicated that evidence that was obtained on the scene indicates that only one person was at the scene at the time of this offence. Police investigations on the matter continue,” he concluded.

The Secretary-General of Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union (Ynitu), Lerato Mthunzi, recently raised frustrations over the continued cases of gender-based violence (GBV) and further urged law enforcement agencies to do more to protect women.

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