Musgrave murder takes unexpected twist

A durban magistrate was surprised to heard that Shakila Singh’s domestic worker would not be pleading guilty to the former teacher’s murder.

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Durban - Shakila Singh’s domestic worker appeared briefly in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, when magistrate Mothala appeared surprised to hear she would not be pleading guilty to the Musgrave widow’s murder.

Nonjabulo Mteki, 35, had been expected to enter a guilty plea, but the court heard on Thursday that she had changed counsel and would plead not guilty.

Mteki appeared alongside Kennedy Amon Ngongi, 28, and Ally Juna Abdullah, 34, both from Tanzania.

The three face charges of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances.

Singh was murdered during an armed robbery in February.

A retired teacher, Singh was found bound and gagged on the floor of her Musgrave home in a secure multi-unit complex.

There were apparently no signs of forced entry.

Mteki was also in the house at the time and had called for help.

The three will apply for bail later this month.

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