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IOL News
20-05-2025
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Butchery speaks out after employee's shocking arrest for attempted murder
Mitchell's Moslem Butchery in Woodlands. Image: Supplied The Mitchells Plain Moslem Butchery has broken its silence following the arrest of an employee for attempted murder, which arose from a prank that involved tricking a colleague into drinking oven acid. In a statement, the butchery said while the case was under investigation and before court they would not be commenting further on the 'specifics of the case nor taking any public position at this time.' Mitchells Moslem Butchery added: 'We want to make it clear that we remain respectful, while being focused on maintaining a safe working environment for all our staff and customers. 'We trust that the legal process will determine the facts and outcome of the incident in due course. We are further conducting an internal investigation while fully cooperating with the South African Police Service. 'Our commitment remains to our staff, customers and the community. We want to assure you that despite this situation, our operations continue as normal, and we remain focused on providing the highest standards of quality and services that everyone has grown accustomed to.' The victim was allegedly pranked into drinking oven acid from a cooldrink bottle which led to him getting cramps and vomiting. Victim was taken off critical status after being admitted to the ICU. Image: Supplied According to the Cape Argus sister publication the Daily Voice source, the victim who was admitted to Groote Schuur Hospital's ICU unit and was placed on life support and is doing much better. The source said: 'He's trying to keep strong, but [one] can see he's still under a lot of pain. He can't eat any solids... "He's still weak but he can walk and talk, but not for long then he's out of breath.' The accused, Nuruddin Tembe, 53, appeared in the Mitchells Plain court last week and was released on bail of R1 000, however the court ordered that he is to stay away from Woodlands and the butchery despite management willing to take him back. Cape Argus
IOL News
16-05-2025
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Butchery manager out on bail, told to stay away from Woodlands, Mitchells Plain
SCENE: Mitchell's Moslem Butchery in Woodlands Image: Supplied The butchery manager charged with attempted murder for allegedly poisoning a 17-year-old boy is out on R1 000 bail but the court ordered that he must stay away from Woodlands, Mitchells Plain for now. Nuruddin Tembe, 53, made his first brief appearance at the Mitchells Plain Magistrates Court on Thursday. The court heard that management of the Mitchell's Moslem Butchery was willing to take the accused back at work. Tembe's legal representative attorney Asghar Mia said: 'What has happened since (Sunday) is that there has been various protests, threats and even threats of burning and looting at the place of business where this incident happened.' 'Based on that, for the safety and security of the accused and other staff members, the employer is willing to take back the accused, but we will first let the court finalise whether he is allowed to go back.' Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ RECOVERING: Victim was taken off critical status after being admitted to the ICU. Image: Supplied Mia said he and his client are "willing to work with SAPS to try and get the matter resolved". The court granted Tembe bail of R1 000. His bail conditions include that he must stay away from Woodlands; however, should tensions in the community die down, another application can be brought to the court to allow the accused to enter the area and return to work. The 17-year-old, who left school to assist his single mother make ends meet, was allegedly pranked into drinking oven acid from a Sprite bottle allegedly by Tembe. The teenager was put on life support, having been admitted to Groote Schuur hospital. Angry residents outside the court said they were disappointed that the accused was released on bail. The case was postponed to August 12 for further investigation. Cape Times
IOL News
16-05-2025
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Butchery manager charged with attempted murder granted bail
The butchery manager charged with attempted murder for allegedly poisoning a minor is out on bail of R1 000, but the court ordered that he must stay away from Woodlands, Mitchell's Plain. Nuruddin Tembe, 53, made his first court appearance in the Mitchell's Plain Magistrate's Court on Thursday, which heard that the management of Mitchell's Moslem Butchery is willing to take the accused back at work. Tembe's legal representative, attorney Asghar Mia, said: 'What has happened since [May 11] is that there has been various protests, threats and even threats of burning and looting at the place of business where this incident happened. Based on that, for the safety and security of the accused and other staff members, the employer is willing to take back the accused, but we will first let the court finalise whether he is allowed to go back.'
IOL News
14-05-2025
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Butcher manager placed on leave after teenager drinks oven acid in prank incident
Mitchell's Moslem Butchery in Woodlands, Mitchell's Plain. Image: Supplied Police are investigating attempted murder after a 17-year-old was allegedly pranked into drinking a liquid from a cool drink bottle which contained acid. The victim, who left school to assist his single mother, was employed at Mitchell's Moslem Butchery in Woodlands, and was apparently set to get a promotion. According to reports, the victim allegedly drank oven acid from the Sprite bottle thinking it was cooldrink, however, spat it out. The medication he took after allegedly resulted in internal bleeding and the victim was admitted to Groote Schuur hospital. The victim was on life support in the ICU, but as recently gone off critical status. Police spokesperson, Anelisiwe Manyana, said Lentegeur police are investigating an attempted murder case. 'It is alleged that the 17-year-old victim was pranked into drinking a liquid from a cool drink bottle which contained acid. "He got cramps and vomited where after he was admitted to a medical facility to receive medical treatment. The case was reported by a family member the next day,' said Manyana. "Subsequently the butchery was closed pending further investigation. No arrest has been made.' Lentegeur Community Policing Forum (CPF) chairperson, Michael Jacobs, said they have spoken to the station commander and said CCTV footage would need to be viewed and statements of employees need to be taken. The butchery's management were advised not to give a comment yet to protect the dignity of the staff member and his family. National Coloured Congress (NCC) member and community leader, Shahiem van Nelson, said a meeting was held on Monday opposite the butcher to calm residents after they expressed their anger. 'We calmed the community down because the building had nothing to do with what transpired there. "Mitchell's Butchery has been long in the community; they have been serving this community for very long,' Van Nelson said. 'We also have community members that are working there and if anything should happen to the butcher itself our people will be sitting without work.' He added that allegations that have been spiralling on social media saying that the manager is on the run are not true, but rather that they were asked to take leave and not to come to the butcher until the case has been resolved. "We as a community made a collection for the mother and father to travel everyday to hospital and we really have to thank the community," Van Nelson said. Cape Argus
