Uyinene’s suspected murderer fired from Post Office weeks after her funeral

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies revealed on Tuesday, that the South African Post Office (SAPO) has fired the man arrested for Uyinene Mrwetyana’s murder and rape, this action follows a few weeks since the 19-year-old student was laid to rest on 7 September 2019.

SAPO knew that the ex-employee was a convicted criminal

On Friday, the special board established for the investigation of the gruesome murder of Mrwetyana concluded their investigation, and Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams declared that action needs to be taken against those who knew the ex-employee was a convicted criminal.

The 42-year-old man has been arrested for Mrwetyana’s murder and rape after he confessed in court, and his next court appearance is scheduled for 5 November 2019.

The man was also flagged by the State Security Agency as a convicted criminal, and the Post Office hired him anyway; the accused’s criminal record proved he had a 1998 car hijacking conviction with an eight-year sentence which he served only five years as the three were suspended.

Ndabeni-Abrahams announced “harsh action” needs to taken by the government

The accused is also reported to have been previously implicated of sexual offences, the Minister also mentioned earlier this month that “harsh action” needs to be taken by the government.

“We are committed to one thing; that harsh action has to be taken both by the government and of course we hope that the judiciary, without undermining its processes, will act harshly. It’s high time we shouldn’t be thinking about protecting people who kill women.”

Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams

Uyinene Mrwetyana: The accused is charged with murder and rape

The man confessed in court that he had struck Mrwetyana with a scale inside the Clareinch Post Office, Claremont, she fought back but was hit unconscious; and the student was killed on the same day she disappeared on, 24 August.

The man directed investigators and police to where he had buried Mrwetyana, during her funeral procession in East London, Police Minister, Bheki Cele stated that after murdering and raping her, the accused killer burnt her body and buried her in a shallow grave in Khayelitsha.

Uyinene Mrwetyana: The arrested man’s home has been set alight by angry residents in Khayelitsha

The accused was a worker at the Clareinch Post Office, which Mrwetyana was last reported to be going to. Since the accused killer has been arrested, his home in Khayelitsha has been set alight by angry residents.