Phaladi Molewa, of Mafikeng in North West, will not be in court at the Pretoria correctional services centre today when the suspect applies for bail.

Sithokozile Mkhize, 25, has been charged with Sarah Molewa's murder last month.

He will make a second appearance today after he broke down in court last week .

Magistrate Christopher Chokoe postponed the bail hearing "chiefly to give you (Mkhize) time to calm down".

Molewa said he would rather wait for the trial to begin before going to court.

"I hope that this time justice will be served because I lost a brother and sister and no one was ever punished for that," Molewa said.

He said his brother Thabo disappeared in 1995 and his decomposed body was found in a mortuary in Ekurhuleni.

"He had been missing for days and was eventually found in the mortuary. We were told he had been shot," Molewa said.

A year later another tragedy stuck the family when Molewa's sister Makhosazana, an insurance consultant, was found murdered in her vehicle.

"She had been travelling from Wallmansthal to Pretoria. Her car was riddled with bullets, but she had only been hit by one bullet to the head.

"Someone was arrested but was later released," Molewa said.

To make matters worse, a close family friend, Castro Zabone, was also murdered.

"It is like there is a dark cloud hovering over our family," he said.

Molewa said he was still recovering from an operation he recently underwent to his head.

"On the day I was discharged I received a call from the police service informing me about my daughter's death.

"I have not been able to recuperate properly," Molewa said.

- selebim@ sowetan.co.za

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Oct 9, 2012

2shy2call

The bastard won't get a bail don't worry DAD.
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Oct 9, 2012

MaRantsane

i hope he doesnt get bail........
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Oct 9, 2012

Pointman

This poor father has had more than his fair share of stress and disappointments. Hope he survives all right. It is tough bringing a kid right up to university and then having her murdered like this.
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Oct 9, 2012

Mosquer

"It is like there is a dark cloud hovering over our family," he said.

Shame!! You need Jesus
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Oct 9, 2012

Pointman

@Mosquer - he needs Jesus? So where is Jesus already in the last 20 years? He has a better chance of finding a R6 coin than getting help from this Jesus fellow.
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Oct 9, 2012

warry

Mathatha. Sorry man.
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Oct 9, 2012

misscm02

I htnk who ever is the next President shud bring back da death penalty, & it shud be done immediately after sentencing bcos ppl wil fake sickness & be granted parole on that
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Oct 9, 2012

Voetzek

he will get bail, ask me about the death of my younger sister
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Oct 9, 2012

NTANDA

Pray ..... when we are unable to pray because of the heaviness in our hearts go listens carefully to our heart, Pray......You are being tested like Job was did please pray.
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Oct 9, 2012

MommaC

I cannot even imagine the pain. Nature didn't design parents to outlive their children and she certainly never gave us the ability to handle their violent deaths. So very sorry, Mr Molewa.


"....an operation he recently underwent to his head." - Mogomotsi, who spoke you English?

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