Two Mozambican nationals accused of the murder of Nomakephu Thoma in Potchefstroom are set to appear before the Potchefstroom Magistrate’s Court today.
According to North West police spokesperson Sabata Mokgwabone, one of the suspects is believed to be the victim’s ex-boyfriend. He allegedly kidnapped her and demanded ransom from her family. Mokgwabone says, “According to reports, Thoma was taken by her ex-boyfriend who later sent messages to the family to demand ransom. The investigation team pieced information together and through other investigative aids, traced the first suspect to Lenasia where he was finally arrested.”
“Following this, the suspect admitted to being responsible for the victim’s murder and took the police to the scene between Ikageng extension 7 and Promosa where the victim’s body was allegedly burnt by a person he hired.” The suspects also face a charge of kidnapping, and there is a possibility of an additional charge for contravening the Immigration Act of 2002. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.