By Palesa Matlala
- Police caught the self-confessed killer who strangled a pregnant Soweto mother after he fled to Zimbabwe.
- The victim’s family is fighting autopsy findings that claim she died from pregnancy complications rather than strangulation.
A mother’s murder has become even more tragic after an autopsy revealed she was carrying another child when her fiancé strangled her to death in their Soweto home.
Makhosazana “Khosi” Ndlovu’s killer, who filmed himself committing the murder and sent the video to his church friend, has now handed himself over to Zimbabwe police.
The autopsy shows that Ndlovu, 29, was three to four weeks pregnant when she died in their backroom in Moletsane on 3 February.
“It’s heartbreaking that we lost two lives at once,” family member Thanjiwe Komanisi told Scrolla.Africa.
But the grieving family is now facing a new battle. They dispute doctors’ claims that Ndlovu died from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy, pointing to clear signs of violence on her body.
“We told the forensic doctor that in the video taken by the suspect, he pinned her to the floor and repeatedly said that he was killing her. We saw blood come out of her ears and nose and her tongue turning blue,” said Komanisi.
The family is challenging the autopsy findings.
“The white forensic doctor said that the ectopic pregnancy killed Khosi but we are not accepting that. A foetus depends on its mother for oxygen. If the mother is strangled, the baby can’t breathe either,” Komanisi explained.
Last week, Scrolla.Africa reported how the killer sent a video confession to his church friend claiming he “didn’t know what he was doing” when he killed Ndlovu.
Brigadier Amos Tsotetsi from Jabulani police said after a three-hour phone call, the suspect refused to surrender to South African authorities.
“The detective received a call from the suspect’s churchmate telling her that he was on a bus to Zimbabwe because he fears for his life,” said Tsotetsi.
The killer has now handed himself over at the Beitbridge border post and is awaiting extradition to face trial in South Africa.
Ndlovu leaves behind two young children from a previous relationship who still don’t understand why their mother isn’t coming home.
Pictured above: Makhosazana “Khosi” Ndlovu.
Image source: File
