SUSPECT: I WAS TAKEN TO MOUNTAIN, ASSAULTED

MBABANE – Qing Ming He, the Chinese national who is being accused of kidnapping Matsapha businessman Almor Oliveira, alleged that he was taken to a mountain and assaulted by police officers.

Qing, who is accused of kidnapping Oliveira together with his Vietnamese girlfriend, shouted:  “You are lying” after Detective Clement Sihlongonyane had emphasised that he bit both his thumbs to alter his fingerprints, which were essential in the unlocking of his girlfriend’s cellphone, which is suspected to have been used in the commission of the offence.

Advocate Mduduzi Mabila, who is representing Qing in the matter, informed the court that his client never bit his fingers but was injured at the mountain where he was handcuffed and assaulted by police officers with a firearm pointed at him.

“He was facing uphill during the heat of the assault,” said Mabila.
In response, Sihlongonyane told Mabila that there were no mountains at the police station and they would never on any day be at the police station.

Injuries

Asked if he could tell the court if the injuries he claimed Qing sustained through biting his fingers were still visible, Sihlongonyane responded that he was not an expert but pictures were taken.
This resulted in Mbabane Principal Magistrate Fikile Nhlabatsi, who is presiding over the matter, calling upon Qing in order to ascertain the state of his fingers.

“Bring him here with the police officer please so that the court may see the fingers,” Nhlabatsi said.
The suspect, on the other hand, denied having attempted to escape from Matsapha Police Station as alleged.

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