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Wednesday, 26 February 2025
State puts hold on funds to victim’s widow
Murder still not solved The pension fund of slain teacher Fezile Frederick Mnyobisi, paid to his wife, has been frozen by the state, owing to her alleged involvement in plotting the murder.
THE PRESERVATION OF PENSION MONEY FOLLOWED AN ORDER GRANTED BY THE FS HIGH COURT
The freezing of Halimmah Thamando Mnyobisi’s (38) bank account followed her arrest during November last year. She is among the four persons (the others being three men) the state has identified as prime suspects in the gruesome murder of Fezile on 15 September 2023. The preservation of the pension money followed an order granted by the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein, following a successful application by the Hawks’ Priority Crime Specialised Investigation (PCSI) team and the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Mojalefa Senokoatsane, acting spokesperson for the Free State NPA, said more than R260 000 in cash was being preserved in the bank account of the widow, Halimmah. He said according to a preliminary probe, Halimmah allegedly orchestrated the death of her husband. “The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) paid out about
took his green Samsung Galaxy A04s. It was reported Halimmah had taken the deceased to the Botshabelo Regional Hospital in a private vehicle. The police, together with the district surgeon at the hospital, declared Fezile dead on arrival. The deceased taught at the Refihlile Primary School in CSection. The police’s ongoing investigation yielded the arrests of Halimmah together with Vusumuzi Daniel Nqele (43), Moeketsi Innocent Manko (35) and Abdool Thamando (35). The third suspect, Thamando, is Halimmah’s brother. The suspects face charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. At the time of her arrest, Halimmah was reportedly on the run. She was traced to a hiding place in a complex in Sandton, Johannesburg. According to police, she stayed in a luxury unit with her purported boyfriend.
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R300 000 to Halimmah, following the death of her husband. It was later revealed that Halimmah and two male accused had apparently planned the murder,” said Senokoatsane. He said the preservation order was a result of resilent work by the asset forfeiture investigators of the PCSI and AFU. The slain teacher was attacked and fatally stabbed while walking home from a tavern in Section H1 in Botshabelo. He was attacked at night in a corridor close to the Setjhaba se Maketse Combined School. The police investigations revealed Fezile had suffered more than 30 stab wounds to the torso. The motive for the killing remains unknown. The killers
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The late Fezile Frederick Mnyobisi. PHOTO: FACEBOOK
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