{"id":53235,"date":"2025-04-10T15:26:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/?p=53235"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:26:13","slug":"mob-justice-suspect-charged-following-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/mob-justice-suspect-charged-following-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mob justice suspect brought to justice in Gqeberha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Nelson Mandela Bay District Commissioner, Major General Vuyisile Ncata, applauded the detectives and the National Prosecution Authority for their collaboration. They ensured that a suspect involved in a mob justice incident was brought to justice on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to SAPS spokesperson, Captain Sandra Janse Van Rensburg, on May 10, 2023, at approximately 12:50, Sibusiso Demisi (30) was taken from his home in Sibriets Road, Missionvale by a group of community members. He was accused of theft. Demisi was assaulted and the community used a tyre to set him alight. During the investigation, a suspect in this mob justice attack was identified. The suspect was arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She added, &#8220;On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Bonile Stofile (55) was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment at the Gqeberha Regional Court for the murder of Sibusiso Demisi.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"306\" data-attachment-id=\"4298\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/four-slammed-with-80-years-collective-sentencing-20231105\/1db3899c165a4922aa24bae02fd3788c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1db3899c165a4922aa24bae02fd3788c.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"612,306\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images\/iStockphoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Prison concept. 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It carries criminal implications for those responsible. He urged communities to be patient with investigations. There are many elements that need to be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;SAPS has capable investigators who work around the clock, leaving no stone unturned to ensure that perpetrators are brought to book,&#8221; Ncata concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate but similar story published by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/body-of-man-dropped-at-his-house-after-being-accused-of-theft-and-assaulted-20221204\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PE Express<\/a><\/em> on December 4, 2022, former police spokesperson, Colonel Priscilla Naidu said that the police in Nelson Mandela Bay are warning community members. 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