Times Of Swaziland: COPS TORTURED ME FOR 11  DAYS - ALLEGED SERIAL KILLER

COPS TORTURED ME FOR 11  DAYS - ALLEGED SERIAL KILLER
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BY MBONGISENI NDZIMANDZE  on 09/03/2017 02:29:00


MBABANE – Police are alleged to have suffocated Elangeni alleged serial killer
and rapist Vusi Kunene with a tube to coerce him to confess to the crimes.
According to Dlamini, the interrogation and torture by the police lasted for 11
days before he was brought before a magistrate to record a confession.
He was allegedly not only suffocated and tortured but was also assaulted all
over the body.  As a result of the assault, Dlamini reportedly sustained serious
injuries in some parts of his body.
Due to the alleged severe beatings by the law enforcers, the accused’s left
arm was swollen and had bruises, his second finger swollen and his neck had
slight bruises on the right.
Dlamini first disclosed this when he recorded a confession with Principal
Magistrate Florence Msibi at the Manzini Magistrates Court.
During the confession, the accused is further said to have informed the judicial
officer that the investigators made threats which induced him to make the
statement (confession).
The principal magistrate was yesterday paraded as the first witness for the
Crown.  She also confirmed that the accused told her that he was suffocated with
a tube and further assaulted by the police.
Principal Magistrate Msibi narrated to the court that the accused was brought to
him by Constable Mbhamali from Lobamba Police Station.
“I took steps to ensure that no police officer was within sight or hearing
distance of the office where the confession was recorded and that no one other
than the Interpreter, Philisiwe Simelane (now magistrate), was present in my
office. The door was closed,” Msibi stated.