Ex-colonel still on run over wife’s grenades’ death

Published Aug 31, 2015

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Sphelele Ngubane and Kamini Padayachee

A FORMER SANDF colonel is still on the run after he allegedly threw two hand grenades at his wife in their Amanzimtoti home on Sunday.

The victim, a 30-year-old woman who was also in the army and believed to be based on the Bluff, was declared dead upon arrival at Kingsway Hospital in Amanzimtoti.

Yesterday a neighbour, who did not want to be named, said the woman’s brother – who had been in the house in another room – had told him that the couple had been arguing.

“He said he did not think it was serious at first but then heard the explosion.”

The children are believed to be staying with relatives after being taken there by the brother.

A neighbour said he had heard the explosion but thought it was a car accident.

“When I went there, there were people there already and one took her to hospital.”

He said when he went inside the house, part of the ceiling had collapsed, some water pipes had broken, and electric cables in the kitchen were stripped and live.

The neighbour said after resigning from the SANDF, the man had bought a tavern in Amanzimtoti.

The first neighbour on the scene, Philani Khambule, said he would not say anything to the media as he had already written a statement for police and feared he might contradict himself.

Police spokesman Thulani Zwane said police were searching for the man. They did not know what sparked the attack.

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