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UNDER A CLOUD: Muthi murder accused Fundisile Sidumo, Monde Tokwe and Vusi Mofokeng at the Alberton Magistrate's Court. PHOTO: BAFANA MAHLANGU

 THE STATE'S CASE: Katlehong bishop Monde Tokwe and his wife are alleged to have consulted Mofokeng, an inyanga from KwaZulu-Natal, when they started losing church members at their Eden Church.

Mofokeng allegedly told them to get human body parts that he would mix with muti to help bring back churchgoers.

Mrs Magasane allegedly sat on top of Yonela Skweyiya and removed her vagina using a razor blade. Then the husband allegedly used the blade to remove the child's eyes, ears and fingers  

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A police captain has testified in the Randburg magistrate's court how a murder accused looked distraught by her alleged crime.

Captain Happy Vilankulu was testifying before judge Piet Meyer in the trial within a trial of Nolufefe Magasane.

Magasane and her husband Monde Tokwe, Fundisile Sithole and Vusi Mofokeng have been charged with last year's murder of 9-year-old Yonela Sikweyiya.

Said Vilankulu: “After accused two (Magasane) revealed what happened, I arrested her. I could tell that, as a parent, what happened was a painful experience for accused two,” he said.

Magasane, just like her husband Tokwe, alleged that before her arrest on January 17 last year, she was assaulted by the police at her Mandela Park, Katlehong home.

Vilankulu disputed this, saying that he did “not believe” constable Ndlovu, a female officer who allegedly assaulted Magasane could do such a thing.

“When we arrived, accused number two was sitting on the sofa with the children. Constable Ndlovu was outside and I asked her to come fetch the children so that they would be absent when we conducted the interview,” said Vilankulu, adding that Magasane said certain things which were “tantamount to evidence”.

Magasane's attorney advocate Zola Ngcaba said his client was under duress when she made a statement to Lieutenant-Colonel Hluphe Solom Mabasa of the organised crime unit in Roodepoort, west rand on January 18.

“She feared that if she was not cooperative, she would be assaulted again. She was told to cooperate by a coloured police officer,” Ngcaba said. Mabasa however disputed this.

“She did not appear scared when I interviewed her, she was relaxed. She said she was a Xhosa speaking but if I mixed it (Xhosa) with IsiZulu, she would still understand. She also appeared to understand English,” Mabasa said.

Ngcaba then told Mabasa, who is Tsonga-speaking, that an interpreter should have been used as he spoke neither one of the languages, to which Mabasa responded: “I am able to distinguish between the two languages. I have been living in Gauteng for 26 years and am exposed to the two languages every day, that is why I am familiar with them,” he said.

Meyer had earlier accepted as evidence the pointing out of the scene by Tokwe.

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Oct 17, 2012

Papage

This is what I cal Kak, they must be punished heavely, how to you cut a child parts alive, South Africans need head ckeck. Xhosa and a Shangaan, haibo.
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Oct 17, 2012

eltybots

bring back serious punishment not to feed killers in prison at the cost of taxpayers
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Oct 17, 2012

RobinH

And how "pained" was the girl they tortured so brutally? Really lady, come now. Who cares how you feel?
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Oct 17, 2012

maneater

if i could write what's on my mind right now the moderator would ban me for good on this block. i would rather just want to say i hope the soul of the little one will find peace and may her family find strenght!!!
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Oct 17, 2012

Malidz

No maan how can people do this mara.......the pain that she felt when they were doing that...eish this people need to tortured the same way they did to that little girl
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Oct 18, 2012

somaartakeit

why are these police relying on the hearsay when investigating serious crimes as murder? is there no DNA (forensic) officers? hayi man jerrr we want justice served for the sake of the poor child, but how can that be realised if police are this incompetent? a lie detector test should have been carried out on teh suspects. I don't think language is an issue btwn Nguni speakers especially given that these ppl livved in an area where such languages are in daily use, so please lawyer of the accused don't be a moron, a child has died here and we must get to the bottom of the truth so justice can be served.
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Oct 18, 2012

NeoBaBe

NNNOOO Maan.. Hw do u do such cruelty bathong, Gees imagine the pain that little gal must have gone through nkosyam. Just got chilles as im texting this cmment. I have a 4yr old and cant imagine what the mother must have gone through but especially that little gal.

NO HUMAN BEING CAN BE THAT COLD HEARTED, BUT THEN AGAIN WE R IN SA.... OMG. Im thinking where can i go for safety.. Just me n my kids!
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Oct 18, 2012

Mamamedium

Yes the woman was very much pained about her action, but the devil kept on saying ride on woman we need the congregation for their money and so she rode on. God is now punishing her. That is the repayment you get when listening to the devil instead if God. Ride on woman to hell where you decided to go
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