Two cops behind ‘political killings’ deny being culprits

Two police officers who are facing a raft of charges, including that of eThekwini ANC councillor of ward 99 Mnqobi Molefe, have denied being at the crime scene where Nhlonipho Nzimande was killed on August 23, 2022.Constable Mayendran Collin Chetty and his friend Constable Thanduxolo Vincent Phelago are on trial at the Durban Regional Court. They are charged with conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of housebreaking with intent to commit murder, four counts of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition.The law…