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TARGETED: Sithokozile Mkhize PHOTO: BAFANA MAHLANGU

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THE MAN accused of murdering his girlfriend told Court 62 at the Pretoria Correctional Centre yesterday that, because of his alleged crime, his father had turned his back on him.

Sithokozile Mkhize, 25, yesterday testified that because of his "mistake", he was no longer welcome at his father's Lynwood Ridge, Pretoria, house.

He has been charged with the September 20 murder of his girlfriend Sarah Molewa, 24.

Mkhize also said he had been a target of both prisoners and prison warders since he was brought to the prison last Thursday.

"I'm a young man who made a mistake. I have been threatened by inmates because they saw my story in Sowetan."

Asked by prosecutor Thando Humana if he had been assaulted by the inmates, Mkhize said he had not, but added: "I was hit by a warder".

The reason he never reported the incident was because "I have never been in prison before. I don't know how it operates".

Opposing Mkhize's bail, Detective Hilton Botha said: "When we arrested him, I could tell he was very athletic. I warned him not to run because I would have to shoot him. He said it would be better if he were dead".

Botha further said Mkhize could have snapped after learning of Molewa's promiscuity.

"I believe he might commit suicide.

"The deceased was allegedly sleeping around and had slept with Mkhize's two mutual friends," said Botha.

Magistrate Christopher Chokoe rejected Mkhize's bail application. The case has been postponed to November 13, for further investigations.

- selebim@sowetan.co.za

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Oct 10, 2012

ApelMankotsana

Eish!!! Mkhize.....
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Oct 10, 2012

MommaC

No dude. A 'mistake' is when you forget your keys at home or being your girlfriend. Strangling someone isn't something you do by accident. Its not an 'oh, I tripped on the carpet and my hands happened to go around her throat' type of scenario
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Oct 10, 2012

ntebo

there is more for you to come in prison my boy,
killing someone is not a mistake, you should have dumped her or slept around too, now your a$$ will be a VJJ
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Oct 10, 2012

malemaforpresident

I'm a young man who made a mistake. I have been threatened by inmates because they saw my story in Sowetan."
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Young man at 25 years? waaanya is it a mistake to take someone's life fsheek

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Oct 10, 2012

McCountryMan

you can't change what you did Fana, Dance to the music, Jails you go there with a big mind and small ass hole but when you come back its verse vase small mind big ass hole baba
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Oct 10, 2012

BRA-MAFUTHA

Sorry sani!! is just dat your dad never expected something like that from u he probably had high expectations4 you sani, what you did was wrong and deserves punishment, prison is like dat u'll get all types of abuses from the inmates and those sex starved warders like bo Mr Big.

U are an idiot san.............Mara what we u thinking?

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Oct 10, 2012

warry

Hehehehe of paletse mfowethu She was a real giver, even to hour friends. Le bona ba hwile pelo maan, banyoba feels.
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Oct 10, 2012

Vongsta

Eish..... Mkhize you might as well become gay mfana.....you'll survive in jail!
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Oct 10, 2012

RobinH

Hey mate. You should have thought about this before killing your girlfriend. Jealousy is absolutely no excuse. She wasn't your possession and you committed a heinous crime. Take the consequences you little snot.
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Oct 10, 2012

Tlakenyobehle!

but her surname say it all Sarah Molewa mr mkhize you should have take it from there small boy
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