MBOMBELA – Anger, not being in the right state of mind and realising he was losing the fight with his wife’s alleged lover, led to a fatal shooting incident.
This is according to murder accused, Abednigo Desmond Mbuyane who pleaded guilty for the murder of a traffic inspectorate, Thamsanqa Nkosi on April 15, 2023 at Kwanyoni Lodge. His trial began on Monday 26 May, 2025 where his wife testified. The court indictment states that the deceased was romantically involved with the accused’s wife.
The accused took the stand on Tuesday morning in the Mbombela High Court and related his version. He said on the day, all was well between him and his wife, but later on, things took a different turn when he called to find out where she was.
“I called my wife twice and she said she was at Ilanga Mall, but it was quiet in the background. After a while, I called her again and it was still quiet.
“Even the way she answered the phone, was not how she normally does using romantic words. I then started suspecting where she could be and I tracked the car she was using since it had a tracker system installed.”
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He said the reason a tracker was installed was due to the fact that it was a high risk vehicle. After locating it, he said on arrival, he tried calling his wife but she did not answer.
“I could see the car parked there. I knocked on the door and asked her to come out so we can speak.
“She said she is coming and I waited. The door was not opened. I then kicked the door open because it was locked and I wanted to see what was happening inside.”
He said he felt defeated finding her with another man and when he entered the room, he approached his wife, but then the deceased confronted him.
“He grabbed me and we started exchanging blows. That is when my wife got a chance to run away. I do not remember how many shots I fired because everything happened too fast,.
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“I recognised the deceased from our line of duty and traffic inspectorate and law enforcement operations. In my mind I was confused – i realised I was losing the fight and took out my firearm. I was not in the right state of mind.”
He told the court that after the incident, he went home, took another car and drove straight to the police station as he regretted what he had done. He was detained and had tried applying for bail three times, but has been in custody ever since.
Mbuyane said it was not his intention to use his service pistol and apologised as the court adjourned.
The trial was postponed to Thursday, May 29.
