Case of police officer accused of Tembisa Hospital nurse’s murder postponed to next week
A Tembisa police officer accused of murdering his girlfriend who was a nurse failed to present his plea proposal before the Johannesburg High Court on Friday.
Lucky Mudau is accused of premeditated murder for allegedly shooting Lebo Monene while she was on duty at the Tembisa Hospital almost a year ago, and then turning the gun on himself.
The incident has left him paralysed, and he now uses a wheelchair.
He made a brief court appearance on Friday, accompanied by at least six family members.
Remember the murder of Lebo Monene, a nurse at the Tembisa Hospital? https://t.co/PwUdeXRIw0 Her cop boyfriend, Lucky Mudau was in court today for premeditated murder. He allegedly shot her in the hospital parking lot & turned the gun on himself in Feb last year.@ewnreporter pic.twitter.com/Ixk41qmh3g
— Kgomotso (@motso_modise) February 3, 2023
The court was set to hear the details of his plea bargain, but Mudau’s lawyer was a no-show and hadn’t presented a plea proposal to the prosecution.
It was agreed that the State would allow Mudau’s lawyers another week to present the proposal.
The matter has been postponed to next Thursday, on the one-year anniversary of Monene’s passing.
It is the same day that her family would like to have a memorial programme for her.
The court reassured Monene’s family that no significant progress will be made without them in court saying next week will be for the State and the defence to inform the court of the plea negotiations.
THE FAMILY OF MONENE FEELS THE COURT TREATS HER ALLEGED KILLER FAVOURABLY
Meanwhile, the family of Monene said it feels her alleged killer was prioritised by the courts because he is paralysed.
The family of Lebo Monene came out in its numbers on Friday with the hope of hearing Mudau’s plea bargain before the court.
But her brother Daniel Thobakgale said that they are left deeply disappointed and discouraged.
“They don’t care about our feelings even if they put their dates they don’t consult. They just consult Mudau and see if he will be available. You can sometimes wish he was dead for him to be sitting on that wheelchair is a privilege because he’s still alive.”
-EWN
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