Springs – Sbongile Dlamini claims that she was tortured into confessing to the homicide of her husband Banele Skosana (33).
Dlamini appeared for the third time on the Springs Justice of the Peace’s Court docket on Thursday. In a written affidavit, learn by her lawyer, Dlamini informed the court docket that she was tortured for hours on February 14.
The court docket heard how, after she was apprehended by officers, she was taken to Kwa-Thema SAPS.
She claims that she was in a room on the station with a couple of officers, who saved insisting that she inform the reality about her involvement in her husband’s homicide.
“I informed them that I used to be harmless,” it learn.
Dlamini claims that the officers grew pissed off. She stated they ordered her to take off her skirt and underwear, and to put on a diaper, which she did.
She claimed that after making her sit on a excessive chair, they coated her head with an proof bag, suffocating her.
After repeatedly hitting and suffocating her, Dlamini claims that she confessed, hoping that they’d cease hurting her.
Dlamini additionally admitted that she knew her co-defendant, however not as Nhliziyozabantu Magwanyana.
She claims that she and the deceased met Magwanyana after they had been concerned with shopping for a show fridge from him.
She admitted to talking to him on the cellphone a couple of occasions. Dlamini stated that the final time she spoke to Magwanyana was on the morning of Skosana’s homicide.
She stated that Magwanyana stated that he would ship the fridge on that day.
Within the affidavit Dlamini additionally acknowledged that her lobola was solely finalized in November 2024.
She stated she had no purpose to need her husband lifeless, as a newlywed.
Dlamini additionally added that they didn’t have notable belongings, subsequently she doesn’t have a lot to achieve from her husband’s loss of life.
In her utility, Dlamini additionally stated that she has a 15 12 months previous little one with particular wants.
She stated that she wanted to be at dwelling to care for her little one, as a result of the kid’ grandmother wouldn’t cope on her personal.
Dlamini claimed that the kid’s situation is the rationale that she left her job as a trainer.
The state requested a postponement to be able to confirm the kid’s situation.
Dlamini was arrested on February 14, following the arrest of Magwanyana on February 10 at KwaThema Hostel.
Magwanyana admitted to the crime, and thru his confession, Dlamini was linked to the investigation. Skosana was gunned down on Vilakazi Road in Kwa-Thema on the morning of February 7.
The bail listening to has been postponed to March 4.
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