Community want bail denied for Jabulisile Tshabalala’s alleged killer
Simiso Phakathi appeared briefly before court in connection with Tshabalala's murder.
The Orlando community in Soweto is devastated by the discovery of 37-year-old Jabulisile Tshabalala's body, leaving them shocked and seeking to deny bail to her alleged killer. Tshabalala, who was 27 at the time, was last seen on August 7th and her lifeless body was found six days later inside the Soweto rental room she shared with the suspect.
Phakathi, the accused, is currently a 27-year-old man wanted by police in connection with Tshabalala's murder. He was arrested in Klerksdorp on Wednesday after police released his photograph to the media. Orlando Magistrate Koos Le Roux has postponed the matter to August 28th. Nikiwe Giwu, a neighbor of Tshabalala, expressed the community's trauma and anger.
She stated, "This incident has shocked us to the core; we’ve never experienced such a thing and we’re very traumatised even now. We have anger cause what we’re asking ourselves is that why didn’t he just leave her there and go? Why did he have to kill her? We’re very traumatised and we want justice for Jabulisile. This guy must answer and tell us what happened.
No bail, I don’t think he deserves bail." Police are actively searching for the 27-year-old suspect in the murder of his girlfriend in Orlando East, Soweto.
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