Wife of Wiandre Pretorius arrested in Mbense murder case as six accused seek bail
The wife of police informant Wiandre Pretorius has been added as the sixth accused in the murder case involving the death of Emmanuel Mbense, as the accused appear in the Brakpan Magistrates’ Court to apply for bail.
Jaun Maree Eksteen, the wife of Wiandre Pretorius, a former police informant implicated in the Madlanga Commission, has been arrested. She joins five other individuals in court on Thursday, all facing charges in the murder of Emmanuel Mbense. Mbense, a police informant, was found dead by suicide in February 2026. The six accused are suspected of torturing and killing Mbense at his Brakpan home in April 2022 before dumping his body in a dam in Duduza.
The Madlanga Commission heard evidence suggesting that Mkhwanazi, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department deputy chief, was involved in a cover-up surrounding Mbense's death. The group is accused of murder under Schedule 6, a classification that requires the accused to demonstrate exceptional circumstances to justify their release on bail.
The state opposes their bail application, and the matter was postponed last week due to legal arguments.
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