Chicco’s son in cellphone theft probe
...Father takes to social media to scold him
POLICE are investigating a case of theft against the son of legendary musician and producer Sello Chicco Twala.
The investigation comes after video footage emerged on Friday which purports to show Twala escorting his son, Longwe, to the Diepkloof police station in Soweto.
TimesLIVE has asked Twala for comment.
Gauteng police spokesperson Brig Mathapelo Peters said: “A suspect was arrested on a theft case reported at Diepkloof SAPS on January 8 2020. The 34-year-old suspect appeared before court on January 9. Please refer further enquiries to the NPA.
“It was theft of a cellphone,” she said. Asked whether the suspect was Longwe, she replied: “I can confirm because he has already appeared in court.”
The NPA could not be reached for comment at the time of publication.
In the first half of the viral video, shared on social media, a visibly angry Twala shouts at his son as he accuses him of theft.
He is also heard saying he wished his son had been nabbed for Senzo Meyiwa's murder.
“I so wish it was you who killed Senzo Meyiwa so that you can rot in jail,” he said.
“You will never get bail. We will oppose that bail vigorously. You must never get bail,” Twala can be heard saying in another part of the video.
Meyiwa was gunned down in October 2014.
The footballer was in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, in the presence of his girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo; her mother,
AMERICAN singing sensation Trey Songz is the latest star to be accused of sexual assault.
This comes as the star is facing a lawsuit of $10 million (about R160 million) for allegedly sexually abusing a woman.
According to reports, the alleged assault happened in 2018 on the 1st of January.
The woman, identified as Jane Doe, claims that the Foreign hitmaker assaulted her in a Miami nightclub.
He allegedly forced “his hand under her dress without her consent,” and attempted to “insert his fingers into Jane Doe's vagina without her consent or permission,” court documents state. The alleged incident
Ntombi; sister Zandi; and Zandi's then boyfriend, Longwe Twala; as well as his friends Mthokozisi Twala and Tumelo Madlala; and their son, who was fouryears-old at the time. They had alleged Meyiwa was killed in a botched robbery.
In November, Twala defended his son, saying people need to stop spreading occurred while they were at a VIP table at Miami's E11even Nightclub. The suit claims Songz and the woman were at a party at Diddy's house before the singer asked her to join him at 11 O'clock in the evening.
The 35-year-old crooner, whose birth name Tremaine Neverson, is no stranger to be accused of sexual assault, as he was previously sued for physical assault by a separate accuser, Andrea Buera. Buera claimed Songz attacked her at an NBA AllStar Weekend party, for talking to another man.
He has yet to respond to the latest accusations against him.
“fake stories” and give authorities space to work as they investigate the killing of the former Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper.
“If my son committed murder, I will be the first person to take him to the police. I will never defend my son if he murdered somebody,” Twala said at the time.
Trey Songz faces $10m sexual assault lawsuit