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The bail application of Siphiwo Mngxali (51), the estranged husband of a Mthatha doctor, continued before the Mthatha Magistrate's Court today.
Mgxali is facing two counts of attempted murder, theft, and breach of a protection order.
He was arrested on March 8, 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 March 14, he appeared in court again, but his formal bail application was postponed to March 16 when he gave evidence for his release on bail and the matter was rolled over to yesterday.
It is alleged that on the night of February 26, 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,” said National Prosecuting Authority regional spokesperson Luxolo Tyali.
Today, the defense attorney, Advocate Lusindiso Matoti, cross-examined the investigating officer as part of the bail application.
The courtroom was also filled to capacity by members of the ANC Women’s League and non-governmental organization in support of the victim. They are all against granting of bail to the accused.
The case caught the public’s attention after a person claiming to be the daughter of the victim used social media to call for justice for her mother while calling the accused an abuser.
The bail application continues.
