Police Arrest 23-Year-Old in 19-Year-Old Nhamulo Sambo Killing in Mossel Bay
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Updated · The Herald · Jun 3
Police Arrest 23-Year-Old in 19-Year-Old Nhamulo Sambo Killing in Mossel Bay
3 articles · Updated · The Herald · Jun 3
Summary
Tuesday night’s arrest in KwaNonqaba led police to charge a 23-year-old man with murdering 19-year-old Nhamulo Sambo, who was fatally stabbed in Mossel Bay on May 31.
Western Cape police said detectives tracked the suspect after pursuing leads from the weekend killing, and he is due to appear in the local magistrate’s court soon.
Police commissioner Thembisile Patekile said Sambo and his 15-year-old friend were allegedly caught stealing after entering a shack; the younger boy hid, while Sambo was allegedly chased and stabbed in the chest.
The case has drawn wider attention because Sambo’s death was linked locally to unrest between South Africans and foreign nationals in the township, where two Mozambican nationals were also killed that weekend.
Sambo’s mother said she believes her Xitsonga-speaking son, who was from Limpopo, may have been mistaken for a foreign national.