Sibongile Dlamini, the wife of a murdered South African police officer has been arrested for allegedly hiring the hitmen that k!lled him.
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Constable Banele Sikhosana, an Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) officer, was fatally shot on February 7, 2025 while opening his tuck shop in Rest in Kwa-Thema, Ekurhuleni. The k!llers took his service pistol.
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Authorities later arrested a man identified as Nhlizitozabantu Magwanyana, at the Kwa-Thema Hostel, who confessed to carrying out the k!lling.
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Acting EMPD chief of police Julius Mkhwanazi says the hitman admitted to being paid by Sikhosana’s wife, with the final payment allegedly made shortly after the m8rder.
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One more suspect remains at large, but police report that an arrest is imminent.
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Investigators further revealed that this was not the first attempt on Sikhosana’s life.
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His wife had allegedly tried to poison him a week before the m8rder.
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Skosana was on sick leave recovering from the suspected poisoning when he was shot d3ad.
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A memorial service was held at Sikhosana’s home on Thursday, February 13.
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His wife was taken into custody on Friday afternoon, February 14, while preparing his funeral arrangements which was held on Saturday.
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The arrested suspects are scheduled to appear in the Springs Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
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Meanwhile, a photo posted by the suspect shows that the deceased paid her bride price in December 2024.
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