{"id":43402,"date":"2023-11-23T06:06:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T04:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/murder-victims-family-shocked-that-suspect-and-alleged-mastermind-is-found-dead-20231123\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T02:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:43:15","slug":"murder-victims-family-shocked-that-suspect-and-alleged-mastermind-is-found-dead-20231123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/murder-victims-family-shocked-that-suspect-and-alleged-mastermind-is-found-dead-20231123\/","title":{"rendered":"Murder victim&#8217;s family shocked that suspect and alleged mastermind is found dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The late Loyiso Mabandla\u2019s family said they were\u00a0shocked to learn about the death of Thobani Maxengana (39), the alleged mastermind behind his killing.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maxengana, who was arrested at Peddie in the Eastern Cape on Thursday 16 November, was found dead in a cell the following day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two people are currently in custody in connection with Mabandla\u2019s murder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The late Loyiso Mabandla\u2019s family said they were&nbsp;shocked to learn about the death of Thobani Maxengana (39), the alleged mastermind behind his killing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maxengana, who was arrested at Peddie in the Eastern Cape on Thursday 16 November, was found dead in a cell the following day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement released by Mabandla\u2019s wife Nyameka, on Monday 20 November, she said one of the suspects, Mziyanda Mdlungu (38), attended her mother-in-law\u2019s funeral in Peddie two weeks before her husband was murdered, while Maxengana had visited the family at home in Cape Town during the prayer services and pretended to mourn with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said following her husband\u2019s death Maxengana had not attended any prayer, memorial or funeral services for him, nor had he sent any message of condolence to the family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI learnt Thobani Maxengana paid the killers R20 000 and instructed them to kill Loyiso and me on that fateful day,\u201d Mabandla said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt kills me to learn that I too was supposed to have been killed and leave my small children orphaned by someone my husband had opened doors and provided opportunities for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was looking forward to seeing his day in court. It is hard to accept that the people Loyiso cared and sacrificed for are the ones who murdered him.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said all the suspects had lived in the communities where Loyiso worked as an activist to improve people\u2019s lives, or in the village where he spent his childhood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nyameka said she was grateful for the support she received from various organisations, community members and security agencies throughout this \u201cpainful journey\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two people are currently in custody in connection with the murder. 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