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This is according to people who reside nearby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The passage is about 55 feet (16 m) long and borders the Setjhaba se Maketse Combined School and private houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People in this neighbourhood say they did not notice someone was being attacked the night Fezile Frederick Mnyobisi (35), the teacher, was killed. They realised this alongside the police in the morning, with bloodstains on the ground in the passage. They say they became aware as the news spread that the victim was a teacher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, according to some occupants, this was the first murder incident they came to know of, stating the passage is notorious due to a spate of robberies at night. Crime elements capitalise on the \u201cblanket of the darkness\u201d overshadowing the area and the passageway.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embed image\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-imageid=\"d09558ae-da85-49cd-bd15-aa05491bbbf8\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8926\/17e2907a11a049b0b5c5001143c3c42e.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c34f324586b24a4c81b3fcca3b3753cc.jpg\" style=\"max-width:620px;\"><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"s1\">The notorious passageway due to robberies at night, borders the Setjhaba se Maketse Combined School and private houses in Section H, Botshabelo. Photo: Lekhotso Tau<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"s2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mnyobisi died due to multiple stab wounds he sustained during his attack on 15 September. He worked at the Refihlile Primary School in Section C. 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