Estranged wife of Drip Footwear boss off the hook following arrest

Lebohang Machaba – the estranged wife of Drip Footwear founder Lekau Sehoana – has been released from police custody after her arrest on Friday, 23 June.

DRIP FOOTWEAR FOUNDER’S WIFE RELEASED FROM CUSTODY

Sunday World reports that Lebohang, who arrested at her home in Waterfall Country Estates in Midrand, Johannesburg, was due to appear at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 26 June, on charges of extortion and conspiracy to commit murder.

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Her arrest comes after Lekau opened a case against her and subsequently fled to Paris, France, as he fears for his life alleging that his former wife hired hitmen to kill him.

However, National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said Lebohang’s matter was not enrolled due to insufficient evidence.

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LEBOHANG MACHABA ALLEGEDLY SAID SHE’D PAY R1.2M I’LL TO GET HER EX KILLED

The former couple, who share a son and are headed for a divorce, are at loggerheads over the ownership of Drip Footwear as Lebohang wants 50 percent of the company.

Two weeks ago, City Press reported that one of the hitmen confessed to being hired by Lebohang. The hitman was arrested in Wierdabrug, Pretoria, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, extortion, impersonating a police officer and possessing an unlicensed firearm. He told police that they met a woman believed to be the estranged wife, who had arrived driving a black BMW X4. They reportedly met in September 2021.

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“[My friend] introduced her as [the owner of a well-known luxury footwear brand] who resided in Waterfall Country Estate and told us she was offering us an amount of R1.2 million if we were successful in killing her husband.

“The photos of the husband was sent to us, Lebogang then told us that the money is not a problem but we have to give her four days so that she can be able to withdraw fifty thousands each day and requested that during our next meeting we should sell her a cocked firearm to protect herself, ” read the hitman’s confession.

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