His plea statement details the events leading up to the murders.After a few drinks, he slept with 46-year-old Simangele Ndlela and stayed over.This led to an argument where he killed the women and the young child, who he raped twice.
At the last appearance, Judge Poyo Dlwati told the court that the fact that Ndlovu had committed the murders while he was out on parole for an earlier conviction, would not bode well for him.Meanwhile, in another murder case in KwaZulu-Natal, a state witness told the Verulam Magistrate’s Court how he was among aAndile Bobo Mbuthu was killed after he allegedly stole alcohol at a local tavern.
His cousin, the tavern owner who was among the accused, Mlungisi Thabethe, was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in April last year. Five accused are facing charges of murder and kidnapping. They have pleaded not guilty to all the charges. A former suspect in the murder of Mbuthu who has turned State witness took the stand at the Verulam Magistrate’s Court.The State witness told the court that he used the handle of a broom to hit Mbuthu.VIDEO | Trial of men accused of killing Andile “Bobo” Mbuthu back in court: