'I wanted to make her pay': Umlazi woman admits to kidnapping and murdering five-year-old

'I wanted to make her pay': Umlazi woman admits to kidnapping and murdering five-year-old

In a heartbreaking confession, Umlazi woman Sibongile Happiness Ngwadla admits to the kidnapping and murder of five-year-old Simphiwe Ntobeko Xaba, driven by gambling debts and a misguided desire for revenge against the child's mother.

I wanted to make his mother pay for introducing me to gambling - Newsy People

A South African woman has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and murdering a five-year-old boy, Simphiwe Ntoneko Xaba, telling the Durban High Court that she targeted the child because she blamed his mother for introducing her to gambling, which she said left her drowning in debt.   Sibongile Happiness Ngwadla, 40, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 28, to charges of m8rder, kidnapping, and attempted extortion.   In her plea statement read before the cou…

KwaZulu-Natal woman confesses to killing friend's five-year-old son to conceal kidnapping plot

A KwaZulu-Natal woman admitted to kidnapping and then murdering her former friend's five-year-old son after her plan to secure R60,000 in ransom collapsed.