20-05-2025
Butchery speaks out after employee's shocking arrest for attempted murder
Mitchell's Moslem Butchery in Woodlands.
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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.
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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.
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