Amapolisa aseGqeberha enze inkqubela enkulu kwityala lokudlwengulwa kukasomashishini owaziwayo eGauteng kule veki, emva kweminyaka engaphaya kweshumi elinesithathu lenzeka elo tyala eSummerstrand.
Oku kuza kwenzeka kwisithuba esingaphezulu kwenyanga phambi kokuba uAndy Kawa, 60, kulindeleke ukuba anike ubungqina kwiNkundla ePhakamileyo yaseBhayi, nalapho atyhola iNkonzo yesiPolisa yoMzantsi Afrika (SAPS) ngomonakalo ongaphantsi kwezigidi ezithandathu zeerandi.
Ngomhla wesithoba kuDisemba ka-2010, uKawa kutyholwa ukuba waxhwilwa ehamba ecaleni kweKings Beach, wabanjwa, waza wadlwengulwa liqela lemigulukudu isithuba seeyure ezilishumi elinesihlanu ukuya kwezilishumi elinesithandathu.
UKawa wakwazi ukubaleka kubaxuthi bakhe ngosuku olulandelayo.
Ngo-2012, uKawa wachaza abatyholwa ngabahlaseli ngexesha loqhanqalazo kwindawo enye engaselwandle, kodwa izityholo ezibekwe la madoda mabini zaye zarhoxiswa xa ubungqina beDNA busilele ukudibanisa la madoda kuhlaselo olukhohlakeleyo.
NgoLwesithathu nangona kunjalo, uDetective Warrant Officer uThabang Shilajoe ophuma kwicandelo loKhuseleko lwaBantwana noLwaphulo-mthetho lwezeSondo oneminyaka engama-48 ubudala eGqeberha ubambe umhlali wasehlathini oneminyaka engama-48 nohlala kwindawo yaseSummerstrand ngodlwengulo luka-2010.
Isithethi samapolisa uColonel Priscilla Naidu uthe umrhanelwa wabanjwa ngoJuni ka-2020 ngokufunyanwa nezinto ekurhaneleka ukuba zibiwe ngenxa yolwaphulo-mthetho olwenzeka kwindawo yamapolisa aseMount Road.
Ngelo xesha, isampuli ye-DNA yathathwa kumrhanelwa, njengoko kufuneka kuphando.
“Emva koko larhoxiswa ityala kuye waze wakhululwa ngo-Okthobha ka-2020.
“NgoJuni ka-2023, iDNA yakhe efunyenwe kwityala lempahla ekurhanelwa ukuba ibiwe yahambelana netyala lodlwengulo lango-2010.
UNaidu ungqinile ukuba amapolisa ebesoloko ekhangela umrhanelwa ukusukela ngoko.
“Ngonxibelelwano olubalaseleyo, umrhanelwa wabanjwa ngentsimbi yeshumi elinanye ngo-11:30 ngo-30/01 elele epakini,” utshilo uNaidu.
Umrhanelwa uvalelwe kwityala lodlwengulo kwaye uzakuvela kwinkundla kamantyi eGqeberha ngoLwesine