The 39-year-old man, Mduduzi Mnisi linked to the murder of 14-year-old Likhona Fose said he was confident he would be cleared of the murder charge, adding that he did not commit the gruesome crime.
Mduduzi Mnisi was arrested in June for the premeditated murder of the teen girl.
Fose’s body was discovered mutilated in an open field not far from her home in Durban Deep, west of Johannesburg, a day after she was reported missing.
Mduduzi Mnisi
On Wednesday, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) withdrew the charges brought against Mnisi, stating that new information revealed in court ruled him out as a suspect.
Since his first court appearance, the man who was accused of killing Fose had repeatedly told the court that police had arrested the wrong man.
During bail hearings, Mnisi took to the stand and told the court that he had an alibi, including phone records and surveillance footage that proved he was not in the area on the day Fose disappeared.
Speaking to the media outside the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court after his release, Mnisi said that he was happy that the charges against him had been dropped.
“I knew from the onset that I didn’t commit this crime, which they were framing me with you see, I did have an alibi, where I was on that day when it happened.”
Mnisi said he was framed for the murder because he was known to have previous convictions, including attempted murder.
“You know people… when you’re around in the location and they know like you were previously doing wrong things and then now you change and then they don’t accept that.”
He added that he would not be suing the State for wrongful arrest, and just wanted to live his life peacefully.
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