POTCHEFSTROOM: 25 January 2023 – On Tuesday, 24 January 2023, Dorothy Stokie Moleleki (47), Theuns Peter Hayman (37) and Mike Phutiyagae (52) appeared in the Ottosdal Periodical Court on charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
The accused's court appearance emanated from the alleged murder of a 64-year'old Itumeleng Ngakaemang whose body was found with stab wounds in his house on Sunday, 25 September 2022, in Ottosdal. Following the incident, the Provincial Anti-Gang Unit arrested two of the three accused on Friday, 20 January 2023, after linking them with the murder. The third accused, was later arrested in Upington.
It is alleged that Moleleki, hired Theuns Hayman to murder Itumeleng Ngakaemang. The former allegedly involved the other accused, Mike Phutiyagae. Subsequently, Dorothy Stokie Moleleki allegedly submitted claims at different banks from the deceased's insurance policies.
The trio were remanded in custody until their next appearance before the same court on Tuesday, 31 January 2023, for a formal bail application. Investigation into the matter continues.