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The Herald
2 days ago
- General
- The Herald
Olorato Mongale murder suspect wanted to end his life, says last person to see him before shoot-out with cops
The Mason Arbor Town tenant who rents vehicles — including one to Makhanya last year — and asked not to be named told TimesLIVE the murder suspect visited him in the early hours of Wednesday and again on Thursday. He said on Wednesday Makhanya called him to hire a car. 'He wanted me to give him an address or I must direct him to my place. When he got here I gave him a code. When he came here he was a person who desperately needed a car and he was with another person,' said the tenant. 'I had learnt he was someone who was being pursued by the police. I told him I am unable to do business with him because his photo was being circulated widely,' he said. He said Makhanya came back a day later with the same plea. 'He asked me to hear him out and expressed his intentions to kill himself. He was crying while we were in the parking lot,' he said. The tenant said Makhanya accompanied him to his third floor flat where he opened up about his life. 'He told me his mother was against this [criminal activities] and often called him out. But he did not listen to his mother. He said had he listened to his mother then things would have been OK,' said the tenant. 'The whole conversation took over three hours and he wanted to kill himself. There was just the two of us and I was in a predicament because I had to calm him down. I told him the solution was not to kill himself but rather own up and get sentenced because he said both his parents were working. 'I could not do anything at the time because I did not know what he would do. Even though he had taken me to his confidence, I did not feel safe. I also did not spot the firearm but saw the cellphones he had,' said the tenant. He said he was alarmed to learn about a string of cases Makhanya was facing and that he did not intend to kill the former TimesLIVE journalist but rather he wanted to extort money from her. He said Makhanya finally agreed to hand himself over to the Amanzimtoti police at dawn. 'He even told me he wanted to take a moment and pray which is the time when the police invaded my place,' said the tenant. He said the incident had taken a toll on him. The tenant would not elaborate on the shooting between Makhanya and the police, or where he was during the incident. KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said the suspect was found with 28 ID cards and about 20 cellphones. Mkwanazi said the tenant claimed Makhanya confessed about the murder and claimed he had been locked up in his flat while Makhanya went to buy food and get money. A nyone who spots the other two suspects should immediately contact Brig Edwin Nama on 082-778-9035. TimesLIVE
BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Woman sentenced for Ipswich brothel
A woman has been handed a suspended jail term for her involvement in running a brothel. Shu Choy, 68, pleaded guilty at Ipswich Crown Court in November to one count of conspiracy to corrupt public morals and another of possessing criminal court heard she owned a property at 64 Upper Orwell Street, Ipswich, and had allowed a man to run the brothel from it, fronted as a Chinese medicine of Lorian Close in Barnet, north London, was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work. The offences were said to have happened between 12 June 2019 and 19 October daughter Mingzi Shi had been charged with the same offences, but after Choy changed her pleas to guilty, prosecutors decided not to offer evidence against the daughter, and she was guilty pleas came as the trial was set to start and the jury had been sworn then tried to change her pleas, arguing that she had been pressured into pleading guilty and had been "inadequately advised" by her barrister. Judge David Wilson rejected her attempts to change her pleas and said he believed she was trying to "manipulate the court process" by securing acquittal for her daughter and then trying to prove her own innocence. Undercover police During the trial, prosecutors said Choy played her part in running a "large-scale prostitution business" by taking "rent" money from a man in court heard police had been observing the business before two undercover officers went in to confirm the services that were being offered, without using building was searched, and a wall chart showed the names of "young women" who were working records revealed messages that had been sent out advertising services, the court showed that the average payment was about £120 and would be split evenly between the "masseurs" and the than £20,000 was said to have been paid into a bank account linked to Wilson said Choy "Knew full well sexual services were being sold on the premises" and that there was "exploitation of vulnerable individuals". Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
CTV News
5 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Man charged after alleged break-in at Elliot Lake ski hill
An exterior photo of the fully-serviced chalet at the Mt. Dufour Ski Area in Elliot Lake, Ont., in January 2024. (File photo/City of Elliot Lake) A 36-year-old Elliot Lake man faces criminal charges after Ontario Provincial Police arrested him for allegedly breaking into the chalet at Mt. Dufour Ski Area, a local community-run non-profit ski hill. OPP responded to an activated alarm at the facility on Ski Hill Road around 1:30 a.m. on May 24. Mt. Dufour Ski Area operates a full-service chalet with a licensed lounge, rental equipment, and a canteen that serves meals to support the hill's operations. 'A smashed rear window was observed and alarm motion determined movement in the kitchen area of the chalet,' police said in a news release. Officers located the allegedly intoxicated man inside the canteen's kitchen area, they said he was 'helping himself to food.' Two OPP officers - spring - uniformed An undated photo of two uniformed Ontario Provincial Police officers talking. (File photo/Eric Taschner/CTV News Northern Ontario) The accused was charged with break-and-enter with intent to commit an indictable offence and mischief. He is scheduled to appear in court on July 10.
CNN
23-05-2025
- CNN
Ringleader in Kardashian robbery plot found guilty by Paris court
The ringleader of a plot to tie up and rob billionaire reality TV star Kim Kardashian has been found guilty by a Paris court. This is a developing story and will be updated.
CNN
23-05-2025
- CNN
Ringleader in Kardashian robbery plot found guilty by Paris court
The ringleader of a plot to tie up and rob billionaire reality TV star Kim Kardashian has been found guilty by a Paris court. This is a developing story and will be updated.
