SIPHELELE NKETO
A MAN (34) in the rural village of Milani in Qumbu was declared dead after he was severely beaten for not paying a liquor debt.
On Monday, May 25, at around 9.30am, a local tavern owner (30) allegedly went to the deceased’s homestead to demand his money. The victim was taken straight to the tavern where he was beaten and hit against the tavern wall for not paying the liquor debt.
When police arrived at the crime scene after being called, the victim had already lost his consciousness.
He was later declared dead.
The tavern owner was arrested and charged for murder. Police acting OR Tambo district commissioner Brigadier Vukile Ntuli expressed his shock over the incident. The suspect appeared in the Qumbu Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, May 26.
