Case Against Nkele Postponed For Legal Consultation

The Mogwase Magistrates’ Court postponed the case against Oupa Nkele(41) to 17 January 2022 for the Legal Aid consultation and a possible bail application. Nkele’s Legal Aid attorney requested the court for a postponement to conduct proper consultation with him, and the state did not oppose this request. He is charged with attempted murder and rape. 

Preliminary police reports revealed that Nkele, who is currently separated from his wife, called and arranged for them to meet to discuss an urgent matter. As per the agreement, he collected the wife from her parental home on Wednesday afternoon, 29 December 2021. He then drove towards a local mall, but changed directions and headed to their house at Lerome village near Mogwase outside Rustenburg.

An argument that ensued after the pair arrived in Lerome, Nkele allegedly assaulted and strangled the wife with a rope, then poured her with petrol and eventually raped her. Subsequently, he allegedly forced the victim into his car and drove away with her but the victim managed to unlock the car and jumped out. 

According to the police report, the victim received assistance from a good Samaritan who took her to the police station where charges of attempted murder and rape were laid, leading to a swift arrest of Nkele on Thursday, 30 December 2021. 

Ends. 

Enquiries:
Henry Mamothame 
NPA Spokesperson 
North West Division
082 317 5731 
hmamothame@npa.gov.za