By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
A MURDER case against a man who allegedly killed a nurse in Ipelegeng Township, near Schweizer Reneke was postponed until 24 January 2023. Bongane Gregory Shebi (24) was arrested on 15 October 2022 after the body of Iris Mohokare was discovered with her throat slit open in her rented back room by her landlord on 13 October 2022.
The landlord subsequently informed the police, who immediately started investigations.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson in North West, Henry Mamothame said, the case was postponed pending the DNA test results. Mamothame further said Shebi abandoned his bail application and he will remain in custody until the matter is concluded.
“Shebi became a person of interest after he was spotted not far from the crime scene walking in bloodied clothes. Then the police started looking for him and he was ultimately arrested on 15 October 2022.
“Upon arrival at the police station, he informed the police that he wants to confess. Shebi was subsequently taken in so that the confession can be obtained and later took the police to the scene, where he had thrown away the bloodied clothes he was wearing,” he said.
Mamothame added that, the accused alleged that he was in the company of another person, but the motive only became clear in the accused person’s confession, that he and another person intended to rob the deceased. He said, Shebi further alleged that he is not the one who stabbed the deceased, but the person whom he was with.
“However, the police have indicated that evidence that was obtained at the scene, indicates that only one person was at the crime scene at the time of the commission of the offense,” said Mamothame.
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