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DEAD: Mthokozisi Mdanda-Sibeko

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Mthokozisi Mdanda went missing on Sunday last week at about 3.30pm. His father said he had spoken to him just after 3pm when he drove past in his taxi.

Themba Sibeko, 47, told Sowetan on Monday that he discovered his son's decomposing body on Saturday night after watching the Soweto derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Pirates.

He claimed to have found him in a rubbish bin used to store old clothes, located in the far corner of his garage.

Sibeko said he had gone to the garage to look for curtains he had washed.

"I went into the garage and was struck by the odd smell. I started calling out Mthoko, Mthoko ... I lifted a mattress and looked behind some things before lifting the rubbish bin lid. Oh, seeing my son like that ... he was my boy," Sibeko had earlier said.

But Soweto police spokesman Warrant Officer Kay Makhubele said sniffer dogs and forensic experts linked the father to the possible murder.

"We have changed the inquest docket to murder. The suspect we arrested is the father (of the child).

"Yesterday we reconstructed the scene where the body was found and forensic experts and sniffer digs were called in.

"Traces of blood were found in the yard, next to the bin (in which the boy was stuffed) and on the father's clothing ..."

Sibeko is expected to appear in the Protea Magistrate's Court in Soweto tomorrow.

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Thu May 23 02:48:21 SAST 2013 ::

Dec 12, 2012

Papage

Life is so cruel at times, what got into this man? was he bewitched? or the Girl friend told him to get rit of his son, or the Sangoma? we need expect to check his state of mind, what was he thinking or he tried to wrestle with his son and he died? I will blame E TV for that, they alsways show Cina and Randy wrestling, maybe the Boy and the Father did that as they use to and accidentally the boy got injured in a bad way, the Father must just come out and tell the truth for his sake, so that he can heal and his son rest in peace.
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Dec 12, 2012

Lord-Have-Mercy

Sowetan Webmaster is suffering from Bhabhalazi, hes chopping and changing
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Dec 12, 2012

GODESS

McdVanDerSelepe
Some parents are so stupid, your child is smoking Dagga and yet you still protecting him, for what?
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Hay, ungasho uliphinde. same story, contradicting content and different healines. SOWETAN...SOWETAN
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Dec 12, 2012

Bumboklaat

The ususal suspects!
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Dec 12, 2012

zuluchick

didnt see that one coming
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Dec 12, 2012

menomasweu

amen... bare le ge o ka e buela maopeng...!!!
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Dec 12, 2012

MommaC

This story seems to change from minute to minute. Could someone please get the right story.
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Dec 12, 2012

Zenzelisto

Another reason why the death penalty should be re-instated, look at the crime rate of countries with that law compared to us. Another thing is the prisons will not be so full, saving tax money for things and people that really matter.
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Dec 12, 2012

Voetzek

Exactly answer me now is the story started from Limpopo or EC or KZN because it herbanated to Soweto, Mr erditor really now
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Dec 12, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

The father looks worse that the "Modimolle Monster......... (front page of The Star)
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