KZN family urges state to refuse bail for police
Thursday 15 March 2012 18:00
SABC
Ngcobo was the sole breadwinner and had eight children. (SABC)
The family of the man allegedly killed by Durban police have asked the men be denied bail. Three policemen from Durban appeared in the Ntuzuma Magistrate's court on charges of assault and murder.
The man, who the police allegedly killed, Dumisani Ngcobo ran a scrapyard and was suspected of having bought a hijacked minibus. His family says the policeman assaulted him during questioning. They allege that Ngcobo was suffocated after a plastic tube was placed over his head. The incident happened at the KwaMashu Police Station on February 23 this year.
Ngcobo was the sole breadwinner and had eight children.
The only thing that will bring joy to my life is to see them rotting in jail.
Sister to the deceased Lungile Ngcobo says: "He was a father to all of us. He was everything. Following his demise, I really do not know how are we going to make ends meet. Who is now going to fund the education of his children? I wish hell for these police."
Sister to the deceased Fiki Ngcobo says: "The only thing that will bring joy to my life is to see them rotting in jail. As much as it will not bring back my brother but I want them to be punished severely"
The matter has been remanded to March 22 for a formal bail application.
The accused's request to be held in the Durban North police holding cells had been granted.
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