The Public Prosecution Service (NPA) plans to appeal the bail case against two men accused of murdering a Welkom woman, Disebo Mosupa, and burying her in a used grave last week.
The 30-year-old’s body was found on Friday, buried in a used grave at Thabong Cemetery in Welkom. Mosupa, who was acting youth development officer at Matjhabeng Municipality, had been missing for a week when her body was discovered.
Two men arrested for her murder, Andile Siyoko-Mothibi, 42, and Lawrence Ncanca, 37, appeared in Welkom Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Siyoko-Mothibi is said to have been Mosupa’s boyfriend.
The duo remain in police custody after their first court appearance.
Acting Free State NPA spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane told TimesLIVE that the state would fight bail tooth and nail. “The suspects have been remanded in custody. The state will oppose any bail applications by the suspects,” he said.
The case caused a stir in Welkom after community members joined the search for Mosupa before the grim discovery. The case was investigated by the Bloemfontein tactical response team and Mangaung detectives, who made the arrests within days of the body being found.
Modiegi Mashamaite
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