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MAN ARRESTED FOR BRUTAL MURDER OF BABY MAMA

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MBABANE – Even before the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence could finish, cases of passionate killings continue to occur in the Kingdom of Eswatini.


The latest crime of passion is that of a 21-year-old woman who was brutally murdered by the father of her two children.
The incident happened at an area called Sibovu, which is situated a few kilometres from Mankayane.


It has been gathered that Sincedile Bhembe of Mambatfweni area was brutally murdered allegedly by her baby daddy.
The suspect, who worked in Emerlo, South Africa, is said to have allegedly committed the crime last Saturday.


The suspect’s name is known to this newspaper, but has been deliberately withheld, pending his appearance in court.
A family member who asked not to be named, said the young woman took her children, aged four and two years, to their father’s home and that it was the last time they saw her.


The family member said they were shocked to get a call from people informing them that she had been found murdered.
“What we gathered was that he stabbed her three times next to one of her breasts and this occurred just a few metres from his home,” the family member said.


She alleged that her relative had always stated that they were having arguments following alleged suspicions of cheating but that she never thought it would get to a point where she would lose her life.


“We are saddened by this, especially because we thought they had sorted whatever problems they had. Just two weeks ago, she had visited him and everything seemed fine,” she highlighted.


Humble


She described her relative as one person who was humble and did not talk much.
In her view, her death was not just a sad moment for the family but her two young children as they would now grow up without a father.
Confirming the incident was Chief Police Information and Communications Officer Superintendent Phindile Vilakati.


Vilakati stated that the suspect was arrested by the police on Sunday in connection with the crime.
“We can confirm that a mother of two was brutally murdered by the father of her children. The man has been arrested and the police are investigating,” she said.


It seems like the Manzini Region has become a fertile ground for gender-based violent.
This is because in the past month there were several cases where men killed their lovers.
In one of the incidents, a ‘baby mama’ was stabbed 20 times allegedly by her lover.


This was followed by another incident where a woman, identified by the police as Ellan Du pont (27), was strangled to death by her lover while she was headed home, Malkerns, from her place of employment.


Information gathered was that the suspect had been hiding in the nearby bushes situated near his lover’s homestead when she was dropped off by a stranger who had been driving a sedan.


After the car had dropped her off, he allegedly emerged from the forest and tried conversing with her.
The two were no longer seeing eye-to-eye and suspicions were that he had come to meet with her over their issues.
However, an argument ensued and she was strangled and died a few metres from her homestead.
She was certified dead upon arrival in hospital.

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