KwaZulu-Natal: Suspect wanted dead girlfriend to abort triplets

KwaZulu-Natal – Busisiwe Ngubo’s family has made a shocking claim.

The Ngubo’s have said that their daughter was warned to terminate her pregnancy before the 35-year-old was allegedly killed by former lover and KwaZulu-Natal policeman Mbuyiseni Gema (48).

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BUSISIWE NGUBO’S BROTHER MAKES STATEMENT IN IXOPO, KWAZULU NATAL

According to the claims, Busisiwe, while heavily pregnant with triples, was allegedly strangled to death by her policeman lover, Sergant Buyiseni Gema.

Busisiwe’s brother, Dumisani, the accused was determined to force the victim to terminate the pregnancy.

“I only knew about their relationship after her death, but when I followed up, I found out that when she informed him about the pregnancy, he did not want her to keep it,” Dumisani said, as quoted by EWN.

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“It seems he planned to kill her for that,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Ixolo court has postponed Gema’s bail application to next week.

DID YOU KNOW?

The small town of Ixopo lies in the centre of the KwaZulu Natal midlands near Pietermaritzburg.

Formerly known as Stuartstown, the name “Ixopo” was sourced from the onomatopoeic word “Ixobo,” which is the sound of cows’ heavy threading through mud.

Some familiar names from Ixopo include Thabo Nodada (football player), Purity Nomthandazo Malinga (Bishop) and Ray Zondo (Chief Justice, Constitutional Court of South Africa).