A 74-year-old retired pastor briefly appeared before the Komani
Magistrate’s Court today, March 16 for a bail application hearing after
allegedly organising a hit on his wife.
According to Provincial police spokesperson, Warrant officer
Majola Nkohli, Mongameli Mgijima and three other men attempted to hang the wife
with a rope at their marital home in Mlungisi township.
“The alleged incident happened on Sunday, March 6,” Nkohli
said.
He added that the victim was saved by her neighbours after
she was left for dead, and police were later called.
“The police traced Mgijima to a house in Mlungisi,
where he was nabbed. On Wednesday, March 9 Mgijima appeared briefly at the
Komani Magistrate’s Court for a charge of attempted murder,” Nkohli said.
The case has been postponed.
