Family fight for justice over killing
Cops brought to book over bail
The mother of slain Eskom employee Thembisile Yende says she will not rest until those responsible for killing her daughter are brought to book.
Nesta Yende said she will exhaust every avenue afforded her in a bid to make sure that her daughter’s murderers were arrested and convicted.
Her declaration came out yesterday after the Yende family met with members of the police at the SA Human Rights Commission offices in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, where mediation between the two parties took place.
The Yende family said the conflict was about lack of communication from the police regarding Thembisile’s murder case.
“The authorities have not been keeping us abreast with developments. We had to hear from the media that the man arrested for her murder was released on bail. We weren’t told about this,” Yende said.
David N gwenya, 43, the man accused of killing Thembisile,
‘ ‘ My daughter is not a file or a piece of paper – a soul went missing
was granted bail of R15 000 in December.
Thembisile’s decomposing body was discovered in a storeroom 13 days after she had disappeared at the substation where she worked in Springs, on the East Rand.
“I am here to show the perpetrators that I won’t rest until justice is served,” Yende said. “My daughter is not a file or a piece of paper – a soul went missing and someone needs to account for it.”
Mboneni Yende, Thembisile’s brother, said the family felt the case was not prioritised and would be considered a cold case if they did not act.
“There are so many murder cases that are not concluded and eventually become cold cases. We do not want this one to add to the numbers.”
The SAHRC’s Buang Jones said: “A commitment has been made by the police to keep the Yende family abreast with developments about the case. We will continue to oversee the process...”