WHEN the alleged murderer of sex workers Sifiso Mkhwanazi was released from prison after the rape case against him was withdrawn, he had only one thing on his mind.
He "vowed" to take revenge on sex workers.
Sifiso was arrested in 2021 after a sex worker accused him of raping her.
On Friday 9 February, Mark Khumalo told the Joburg High Court in Palm Ridge, Ekurhuleni, that his son allegedly confessed to him that he killed the sex workers.
"We were in a room, and I asked him what he wanted to tell me. He kept quiet for a moment, then he told me that he killed the woman whose body was found in my office. I then asked him about the other five bodies found in the premises. He gave me the same answer that he killed them," Mark said.
Mark said he asked his son why he killed the sex workers.
"He claims he was falsely accused of rape and spent nine to 10 months in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He told me he did it out of revenge," he said.
Mark said he had asked his son why he had committed the offence as the rape case against him had been withdrawn.
"He didn't answer, and I told him to tell the lawyer the truth."
Earlier, Mkhwanazi's lawyer, Vuyo Maqetuka, had told the court that it was a violation of constitutional rights for his client to confess to his father.
"When the accused made this confession, he was not advised of his right to have legal representatives as his right to remain silent," Maqetuka said.
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Judge Cassim Moosa ruled that the confession Mkhwanazi made to his father was admissible for trial.
"The confession was made freely and without any influence from the accused's father," Moosa said.
The 21-year-old is facing charges of six counts of murder, seven counts of rape, six counts of obstructing the administration of justice, robbery with aggravating circumstances and unauthorised possession of firearms and ammunition.
The charges stem from the discovery of six female bodies at the site of a panel beater workshop in Rosettenville, south of Joburg, in October 2022.
Mkhwanazi allegedly confessed to the murders during a conversation with his father Mark, who is the second key witness.
The trial will continue on Monday, 12 February.
