OLIVEIRA SUSPECTS LIKELY TO FACE MURDER CHARGE

MBABANE – “Will Qing Ming He face a murder charge together with his girlfriend, Dao Thanta should the missing  prominent Matsapha Businessman, Almor Oliveira be found dead?”

This was a subject of debate between the State and the defence counsel during the ongoing bail application for the duo at the Mbabane Magistrates Court yesterday. Macebo Nxumalo who is representing the Crown felt strongly that if Ming may be charged with murder with regards to the alleged kidnapped Businessman, his girlfriend might face a similar charge.

Nxumalo said the duo’s action during their arrested proved that there was a furtherance of a common purpose and that whatever happens to the victim they are alleged to have kidnapped, might be as a result of the agreement.

Committed

He said the Crown was not disputing the fact that Tanta was in Vietnam when the alleged offence was committed, however, she was linked to the commission of the offence through her actions when approached by the police.
“She was given an opportunity to prove her innocence by just opening her cellphone that was allegedly used in the commission of the offence in her absentia but she totally refused. The messages contained in the cellphone left the Crown with the view that it was used in the commission of the offence,” Nxumalo said.

The messages were allegedly sent from Ming’s cellphone and forwarded to Mrs. Oliveira. The evidence before court was to the effect that the message sent by Mrs. Oliveira back to Ming’s cellphone when demanding a certain amount of money reads “I am still preparing the money may I speak to my husband.”

Requested

He added that Tanta’s act of providing the police with different pin codes when requested to do so by the police, was also a clear indication that she had knowledge of the content contained in the cellphone. Nxumalo said it was in the interest of justice that the court considers the doctrine of common purpose in the matter.
In the issue of Ming, Nxumalo said there was overwhelming evidence against him as a grey BMW vehicle similar to the one owed by Ming was allegedly following Oliveira’s car before he disappeared.

He said there was also a T-shirt that was found with blood stains and Oliveira’s car also had some blood stains. The Crown said with the blood stains found on the T-shirt and from Oliveira’s car, the State was left with the view that the victim was assaulted during the alleged kidnapping incident.

Essential

Nxumalo said Ming’s act of biting his finger presumably to destroy his fingerprints, which were essential in opening the cellphone suspected to have been used in the commission of the offence, was clear indication that he feared that more evidence would come out.

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