Murder Witness Disappears Days Before Testifying in Court, Family Believes He Was “Taken” by the Murderers

• 30-year-old Siyabonga Malo, who witnessed a murder in 2020, disappeared without a trace days before testifying in court
• He was allegedly last seen entering a silver car while walking with a friend in Springs, Erkhuruleni
• The mother believes her son is no more as she said he once visited her in her dream, saying he is now in a better place

A man went missing after witnessing a murder and agreeing to testify against the murderers in court.

The 30-year-old man, identified as Siyabonga Malo from Paynesville, was reportedly never seen again after entering a silver car while walking with his friend in Erkhuruleni.

According to Sunday World, the victim's father, John Malo, said his son was last seen on 12 September 2020 when he entered the mentioned silver car days before he was set to testify against murder suspects in court. He appealed to anyone with information about what happened to his son to come forward.

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Siyabonga's mother, Nobantu Malo, said she believed her son was murdered. She revealed that she dreamt about her son telling her to stop worrying and crying because he is in a better place now.

The parents said they would get closure when they get full information about what happened to their son or if they could see his remains if he was killed.

Western Cape boys aged 2 and 5 burn to death after their mother locked and set shack on fire, police arrest her

In other news, Briefly News reported that a 35-year-old woman is in police custody for allegedly burning her two sons to death. The mother reportedly locked the children in their shack and set it alight.

The incident occurred in the Waterworks informal settlement area in Grabouw, the Western Cape Province.

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According to TimesLIVE, Western Cape Police spokesperson Brig Novela Potelwa confirmed the incident, stating that police discovered that the mother had locked the shack after conducting investigations.

Novela added that when the authorities arrived at the scene, they found the shack was already on fire. They managed to contain the fire and discovered the charred bodies of the two boys, aged three and five.

Source: Briefly News