‘They washed his body’: Mother seeks answers after Gugulethu murder

Monde Sithole, a 42-year-old man, is the victim of a suspected murder in Gugulethu. His family is calling for justice and demanding that the responsible parties face severe penalties if convicted. Monde's mother, Jabulile Sithole, claims that her son was killed on October 1 by his girlfriend, her brother, and her 25-year-old daughter.

The police have confirmed the arrest of an adult man and an adult woman who are linked to the murder and have appeared in court. Jabulile discovered her son's body at a different residence a short distance from his home. There were no signs of blood at the initial location, but her brother found two blood-stained bricks in the vicinity.

She says that a recording on Monde's phone, taken in a shack where the alleged attack occurred, captured the 25-year-old woman describing the brutal beating Monde endured prior to his death. Jabulile explained that she was awakened early in the morning by the mother of Monde's child, who informed her of her son's demise and requested her presence at his funeral.

Upon arrival, she found Monde seated on a chair, seemingly alive, despite the presence of stab wounds on his lower body. The family struggled to accept that the girlfriend, MaTshepo, could be involved in the murder, but Monde's brother, Athenkosi Sithole, believes that the couple's strained relationship and a three-month separation played a role.

Athenkosi also believes that Monde was unhappy in the relationship and lived in fear. BOSA mayoral candidate for Cape Town, Roger Solomons, condemned the brutal murder, which occurred during a time when the nation is addressing gender-based violence and femicide. He urged law enforcement to continue the investigation and expressed the organization's support for those arrested if found guilty, emphasizing that no one should face such a fate.