'I wanted to make her pay': Umlazi woman admits to kidnapping and murdering five-year-old
Using a burner phone, she sent text messages to the child’s mother, Ntombifikile Xaba, claiming the boy had been kidnapped and demanding a R60,000 eWallet…
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In a plea statement read before the court, Ngwadla admitted that she kidnapped Ntobeko on August 22, 2025, and took him to Ezimeleni informal settlement, where her relative, Sinenhlanhla Mbotho, lived. Nomonde Zondi | Published 56 seconds ago An Umlazi woman has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murdering five-year-old Simphiwe Ntobeko Xaba in August 2025, telling the Durban High Court that she targeted the child because she blamed his mother for introducing her to gambling, which she said left her drowning in debt.
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In a plea statement read before the court, Ngwadla admitted that she kidnapped Ntobeko on August 22, 2025, and took him to Ezimeleni informal settlement, where her relative, Sinenhlanhla Mbotho, lived.
according to IOL (Independent Online)Nomonde Zondi | Published 56 seconds ago An Umlazi woman has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murdering five-year-old Simphiwe Ntobeko Xaba in August 2025, telling the Durban High Court that she targeted the child because she blamed his mother for introducing her to gambling, which she said left her drowning in debt.
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