WHILE the cops are still investigating the brutal death of Sibusiso Shangase, his family believes he was killed on purpose.
The family from Amatokwe, north of Durban believes that Sibusiso was killed by people who knew him and that they planned it.
The 40-year-old was brutally butchered on Monday night, 24 April, as he returned from his sister's house, also in Amatokwe.
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His stomach was slashed with a very sharp object and he died at the scene. His takkies were also taken.
His niece, Khethiwe Shangase (37), told Daily Sun that she was asleep when a resident knocked on her door.
"My uncle Sibusiso had been gone for a while when I heard the knock. At first I didn't open the door, but a resident kept knocking and shouting that something had happened to Sibusiso. I then got up and opened the door," she said.
Khethiwe said he asked her to follow him so he could show her where Sibusiso was.
"We found him lying next to the road. He was far from our home. There was too much blood on him. I tried to call out his name, but he didn't open his eyes. That was when I realised that he was no more," she said.
Khethiwe said that her uncle's stomach was torn open right in the middle, from his abdominal up close to his chest.
"His takkies were gone, so it's obvious that the takkies were taken by the person who killed him. This is very strange and shocking. My uncle was a simple man who never caused trouble for anyone. So, I don't understand who would do something so painful to him," she said.
She said that as a family they suspect that the person who killed him planned it and by stealing his takkies was just trying to make it look like a robbery.
"And the takkies they took weren't even in good condition. They were very old. He didn't have a cellphone when he was killed. I understand very well that the police are still investigating, but we as a family suspect that he was killed intentionally. The only problem is that we don't understand why. We hope that the killers will be found so we can get clarity and a reason for this," Khethiwe said.
She said her uncle was unemployed, lived alone in the family home and had two minor kids.
"Another issue is that since he was unemployed, we have no money to bury him and we're asking for help," she said.
KZN police spokesman Colonel Robert Netshiunda confirmed the matter and said Inanda police are investigating a murder case following an incident in which a man was fatally stabbed by an unknown suspect in the Amatikwe area.
Netshiunda said the motive for the killing is unknown at this stage.
