Smiling metro cop charged with wife's murder angers victim's daughter as she opposes bail
Sishi's lawyer Musawenkosi Mkhize told the court, packed with family, friends and political party representatives, he was not able to fully consult his client at the Westville correctional facility.
Thandokuhle Mkhize, a lawyer, was stabbed multiple times in the early hours of July 28 at their home in Woodlands, south of Durban.
'I had an appointment on Friday to consult my client at Westville and when I got to the prison I was made to wait for two-and-a-half hours,' said Musawenkosi Mkhize.
During the wait he was informed Sishi was in the medical wing of the prison where he was being treated for injuries sustained during the incident on July 28.
'After some time I was told he could not be located — no-one knew where he was. This [is the] reason the defence is not in a position to continue with the bail application. I require ample time to take instructions, otherwise I would not be doing justice with this bail [application].'
When magistrate Ashwin Singh adjourned the matter, Sishi was all smiles, much to the chagrin of Thandokuhle Mkhize's daughter Aphiwe Mkhize, who shouted to him ' sengathi ungafela phakathi ' (may you rot in jail).
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