MOTHER OF FOUR DECEASED CHILDREN HAS DIED IN HOSPITAL : MEDIA STATEMENT
LUTENDO LIVHEBE – MUDAU. *ENGCOBO*: The 32 year old mother of four (4) children who allegedly died from an assault with a sledgehammer on Wednesday the 9th November 2022 at Mhlabubomvu locality, in Engcobo has died.
The deceased Nomboleko Simayile, the mother of four, was arrested immediately after the incident, following the initial investigation which revealed that she was responsible for murder of the children in her home village. At the time of her death, the circumstances which led to the killing of children were still under the investigation.
According to the information, whilst she was in police custody on Sunday afternoon the 20th November 2022, she reported to the police that she was not feeling well, but did not say what the nature of the sickness was. She was then immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention, where she allegedly died. The cause of death is yet to be established, once the post mortem has been conducted.
She had already appeared in Engcobo Magistrate court on murder charges, but the case was remanded to the 29th November 2022 for a formal bail hearing. An Inquest docket has been registered for investigation by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID).
