Case postponed: Police Sergeant arrested for multiple counts of murder, including that of her husband, and for kidnapping
The case against Police Sergeant Nyiko Nyathi (42), stationed at Bushbuckridge SAPS, has been postponed to Monday, 17 March 2025.
Nyathi, who surrendered herself to authorities on 10 March 2025, appeared in the Bushbuckridge Magistrate’s Court on the same day, facing multiple charges, including the murders of her husband, Lawrence Alba Mashego (44), and another woman, Victoria Lebyane (44).
According to police reports, the incident dates back to February 2024 when Mashego was attacked by a group of armed men at his home in Boikutsong Trust, Bushbuckridge.
The assailants allegedly kidnapped him after robbing him of his Toyota Quantum and Ford Escort vehicles.
The stolen cars were then used as transport to a residence in Zoeknoeg, where they encountered Lebyane, a female friend of Mashego’s, who was found in possession of his bank cards.
The attackers allegedly robbed Lebyane of R4,000 in cash and bank cards before fatally shooting her and Mashego.
A thorough investigation by the South African Police Service (SAPS) led to the arrest of four suspects, one of whom pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 77 years in prison.
Further inquiries implicated Sergeant Nyathi in both murders, leading to her arrest.