By Anele Kunene
There were protests outside Durban Magistrates’ Court with the courtroom packed to capacity during the bail hearing of a police officer who is accused of brutally murdering his wife.
Lawyer, Musawenkosi Mkhize, asked for the hearing to be postponed to next week as he said he was unable to meet with his client, Qiniso Sishi, as he was told he’d been receiving medical attention when he arrived for the meeting last week. The postponement was granted.
41-year-old Sishi who was smiling during his brief appearance allegedly brutally murdered his wife, Thando Mkhize (48), on 28 July. The accused appeared in court with his right hand bandaged.
“I’m very angry, I saw him smiling as if my mom dying was just something crazy for him. I’m scared, hurt and angry,” said daughter, Aphiwe Mkhize.
The family continued to say that there is a petition being circulated to spread awareness and contest the Courts decision of possibly granting the accused bail.
“Postponing the case won’t help cause at the end of the day he did what he did and moving the bail hearing won’t make any difference,” said Siyanda Mayeza who is the brother of the deceased.
UMkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) was part of the protests outside court. “It is pathetic that you have a man who understands the law and works in the legal profession who has done the worst you can imagine, and he laughs out about it,” said MKP KwaZulu-Natal Secretary General, Dr Bongani Mncwango.
