DURBAN - A WIDOW of a taxi boss from Cato Ridge in KwaZulu-Natal has pleaded guilty for the murder of her son at the Camperdown Magistrate’s Court.
Jane Ziningi Nzama, 49, made her first court appearance on Monday and pleaded guilty to the murder of her 20-year-old son, Asanda Nzama.
Her matter was postponed to December 22, and she was remanded in custody at Westville Prison.
Nzama is the widow of the late taxi boss Mzophethwe Nzama, who was gunned down last year.
She was arrested last week, alongside a 29-year-old man, but could not appear in court as she was in hospital after alleged attempts to commit suicide.
Sources close to the matter told the Daily News that the woman was arrested, and put into a cell.
However, when the officers checked on her, she was apparently foaming at the mouth and had to be rushed to the hospital for medical assistance.
“There are suspicions that she might have drank pills or something prior to the arrest, to kill herself,” a source said.
She was discharged from the hospital over the weekend.
Police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala said a case of murder was being investigated by Inchanga SAPS.
“It is alleged that on April 13 a 20-year-old man was found inside a house in the Esikhelekehleni area in Inchanga with gunshot wounds to the head and body. He was declared dead at the scene,” Gwala said.
She added that after an intensive investigation by the investigating officer, two suspects, aged 29 and 49, were placed under arrest for the murder.
According to the police, the 29-year-old suspect was expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court. Police could not confirm the suspect’s court date by the time of publication.
Previously, Gwala confirmed that Nzama was under police guard in the hospital.
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