The Economic Freedom Fighters and the Maphanga’s family plead for justice

Photo: The outside of Soshanguve Magistrate court

It is almost a year and justice system is still not served!!!

By Herman Moloi

The family of Maphanga is pleading with the justice system to do what is right and sentence the 39 year old accused Mr. Collen Mathonsi, who confessed to killing her late lover Sebenzile Maphanga, he killed and removed her body parts and burned her.

Today the family of Maphanga and members of the Economic Freedom Fighters are chanting outside the Soshanguve Magistrate Court as they await for a psychiatrist report. A Community Leader and  a close family member Mr. David Nkosi said “this is the 19^th time we have been in and outside this court, today we demand answers from our justice system, we plead with them to sentence the accused” he continued with an angry voice “ WE ARE TIRED”. The EFF chairperson of ward 34 who had accompanied the family of the Maphanga also expressed his views and said he wishes to see this case ending today.

He further said his feeling that the accused is playing a mind game with the justice system and pro-longing the case intentionally, he pleads with the judge to make a sentence today and he said he believes the appropriate sentence, is life sentence in this way it will send a strong message to all abusers out there.

The accused and the late Sebenzile Maphanga dated for 2weeks this is according to the community leader. On the 3^rd of October 2020, in soshanguve ward 88, the accused faces aa murder allegation after allegedly luring Sebenzile from her friend’s home to his vehicle.

After being reported as a missing person Maphanga’s burnt remains were discovered in Soshanguve on the 10^th of October 2020, with certain body parts missing.

 

The accused has prolonged the legal procedure at first, he gave the false address, which caused the bail process to be delayed; more recently he has acted as if he is insane, telling the judge that he is seeing a train.