Police Sergeant Nyiko Nyathi (42) was arrested after handing herself over at the Bushbuckridge Police Station on Monday, 10 March.
She has appeared in the Bushbuckridge Magistrate’s Court for the alleged murder of her husband and another woman.
According to reports, last month, Lawrence Alba Mashego (44) was reportedly attacked by a group of armed men at his house in Boikutsong Trust. The armed men robbed him of his two vehicles then got kidnapped. The two vehicles were reportedly used by the suspects as a mode of transport to reach a certain house in Zoeknoeg. At the house, they found Victoria Lebyane (44), who was Mashego’s female friend, in possession of his bank cards.
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Lebyane was then robbed of about R4 000 cash as well as some bank cards. After that, she was fatally shot by the suspects. Mashego was fatally shot later as well.
“Police robed the matter conducting an investigation which led to the arrest of four suspects. One of the suspects pleaded guilty and sentenced to 77 years imprisonment.
Nyathi is expected back in court today for a formal bail application.
