Times Of Swaziland: TAXIMAN MURDER: COLLEAGUES CRAM COURT,  DEMAND  JUSTICE

TAXIMAN MURDER: COLLEAGUES CRAM COURT,  DEMAND  JUSTICE
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Sibusiso Zwane on 03/12/2024 15:42:00


MANZINI - Taximen based in Manzini crammed the Manzini Magistrates Court as they
want justice for their colleague, Sandile Dlamini, who was stabbed to death on
Wednesday night.
The taxi drivers attended the first court appearance of Okwethu Siphesihle
Dlamini (22) of Buhleni, under Chief Nkosini, in the Hhohho Region, who stands
accused of murdering the taximan. Okwethu appeared before Magistrate Justice
Mzizi yesterday, where he was charged with murder in that on Wednesday night,
while he was at Fairview South, in the Manzini Region; he allegedly killed the
taximan by stabbing him multiple times in the head, arms and legs, among other
parts of the body.
Accused
The murder accused was remanded in custody until December 11, 2024, pending his
committal to the High Court. The taximan allegedly received a call after a
client had been referred to him. Sandile, who operated near Bhunu Mall, opposite
Standard Bank, is said to have been called by the customer, who is now facing a
murder charge. It is said the accused person sought the taximan’s services, to
chauffer him from Fairview South to New Village.
It is alleged that during the telephonic conversation between the taximan and
the supposed customer, the former requested that the suspect walk to the main
road, as the terrain where he wanted to be picked up is in bad state for him to
drive through. When they met, it is alleged that the suspect asked him to go to
New Village before going to Magevini, in Matsapha, where he wanted to pick up
his acquaintance, whom they went back to Fairview South with later on. It is
alleged that when they reached Fairview South, the pair supposedly stabbed the
taximan about 18 times all over the body and took his daily earnings.