MTHATHA DOCTOR’S ESTRANGED HUSBAND IN COURT FOR BAIL APPLICATION
The bail application of Siphiwo Mngxali (51), the estranged husband of a Mthatha doctor, has been rolled over to tomorrow by the Mthatha Magistrates’ Court. He is facing two counts of attempted murder, theft, and breach of a protection order.
It is alleged that on the night of 26 February 2023, the accused and an accomplice, stole items including television sets and bar fridges, from a property operating as a B&B establishment in the suburb of Fort Gale in Mthatha. During the alleged theft, shots were fired towards a helper and her partner, who were sleeping in the property. Prior to the alleged theft, the accused’s estranged wife had been granted an interim protection order by the court, preventing him from entering these premises.
He was arrested on 08 March 2023 and appeared in court on the same day, with the prosecution applying for the matter to be postponed for seven days for bail profiling. On 14 March he appeared in court again, but his formal bail application was postponed to 16 March, when he gave evidence for his release on bail and the matter was rolled over to today.
After the defence called its second witness in support of the accused’s application, the prosecution, in opposing bail, led the evidence of the investigating officer. When the matter resumes tomorrow, the defence attorney will proceed with the cross-examination of the investigating officer.
