True Crime: Four murders in three days. What made Durban’s ’Axeman’ snap?

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Former professional rugby player Phindile Joseph Ntshongwana was the unlikeliest suspect for a serial killer and none of the four victims had any connection to him. truecrime crime phindilentshongwana axe lee_rondganger

Eight days after the killing spree started, police raided the home of the man where a bloodied axe was found in a dog kennel outside. Inside the house, the blood-stained bathroom floor was analysed by crime scene detectives, while other officers traced the silver car to a car rental company where they found traces of blood still in it.

Phindile Joseph Ntshongwana had represented the South African under-23 team and in addition to the Blue Bulls played for the South-Western Districts Eagles.In fact, the court heard that he came from a loving home and had a good relationship with his parents. So when his son was brought in for questioning at the Brighton Beach police station in connection with the axe murders, it sent shockwaves through the rugby fraternity.

What is known, however, is that on March 20, 2011, Ntshongwana sought out his first victim, Thembelenkosini Cebekhulu, in Montclair, who he followed and hacked to death in the south Durban suburb.On March 22, 2011, Paulos Hlongwa was hacked to death in Lamontville. His victims had no connections to him, posed no danger to him, were randomly selected and then butchered for no reason at all, the Durban High Court was told.

The court heard that he also asked her what it was like to have sex with “a Xhosa boy”, made her lick yoghurt off him and then accused her of infecting his daughter with Aids, even though he does not have a daughter. Ntshongwana did not testify at his trial and his legal team claimed he had no memory of committing the crimes.

 

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lee_rondganger Wonder if this is not a serious case of CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy) as documented in American NFL football stars like Aaron Hernandez,Phillip Adams and the list goes on who also went killing.We sure as hell know SARU will never spend a dime on research on SA players...

lee_rondganger If I enjoy this privilege all alone, it shows how ungrateful I’m because I got this opportunity from a post here as well and saw recommendations too. All thanks to the good work of linda_Stouffe

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