Jealousy led to Flabba’s last fight

Randburg Magistrate's court. Sindiswe Manqele is accused of murdering the hip-hop star Nkululeko "Flaba" Habedi in his home in March of this year. 070915. Picture: Chris Collingridge 333b

Randburg Magistrate's court. Sindiswe Manqele is accused of murdering the hip-hop star Nkululeko "Flaba" Habedi in his home in March of this year. 070915. Picture: Chris Collingridge 333b

Published Sep 8, 2015

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Johannesburg - The lover's quarrel that led to the death of local rapper Nkululuko “Flabba” Habedi was believed to have been over another woman.

This is according to two state witnesses, the musicians cousin and a family friend.

They both testified in the Johannesburg High Court sitting in Randburg that Habedi told them that Sindisiwe Manqele was angry with him because she spotted him speaking to another woman.

This was allegedly during their night out at the Sand's night club in Sandton on the night of March 9.

Manqele is charged with the rapper's murder but has since pleaded not guilty and said she fatally stabbed him in an act of self defence.

During the second day of her murder trial, she covered her head with a scarf, as per previous appearances, and sobbed gently during proceedings.

The court heard that when the couple arrived home at around 1am the next morning, Manqele rushed inside and only briefly greeted the rapper's cousin Mpho Motsoari as well as his friend Tshapelo Sello.

The rapper followed shortly afterwards and confessed to the pair that him and his lover were fighting because he saw her talk to another woman.

The pair told the court that the rapper shared a cigarette with them, sang along to his song that was playing and then went inside only to find his bedroom door locked.

He pleaded with his lover to open and only after he knocked on the window outside the house she allegedly opened the door for him.

Both Motsoari and Sello testified that they heard the couple arguing inside the room and after about 30 minutes, they heard the rapper screaming, “this bitch just stabbed me.”

Them and other relatives ran inside and found the rapper lying on his back and bleeding from his chest.

They said Manqele was sobbing uncontrollably while trying to resusitate him.

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