A
group of women marched from Magogo Stadium in White Location, Knysna, to the
Knysna Police Station on Tuesday, August 21, to hand over a petition concerning
the murder investigation of Nelisa Bantom to the Knysna SAPS station commander,
Colonel Nolan Michaels.
The
young woman’s body was found in her mother’s home in White Location on January
24. “It was clear that Nelisa had been killed. She was found with cloth in her
mouth and a hammer [alongside the body],” read the petition.
The
petition further alleged that the blood-stained clothes of the suspect were
later found at the scene. According to Bantom’s aunt the murdered young woman’s
sister found the suspect’s blood-stained clothes in a sports bag while she was
cleaning Bantom’s room shortly after the horrific murder.
“I
have accepted my sister’s death, but I cannot accept the way the law is
handling the case,” said Bantom’s bereaved sister. “How is it possible that the
only suspect was released even though he was the last person to be seen with my
sister and his clothes were found covered with blood?” she asked Colonel
Michaels during the petition handover.
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by Fran Kirsten and Nwabisa Ncudwana at the Knysna-Plett Herald.
