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Timothy Omotoso in the Eastern Cape Superior Court in Port Elizabeth.
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- Defender Zukile Mdolomba died after testing positive for Covid-19, according to the NPA.
- Mdolomba was one of three prosecutors who worked on the Timothy Omotoso case.
- Omotoso is currently in prison and is on trial at the Eastern Cape Superior Court in Port Elizabeth on rape and human trafficking charges.
A lead prosecutor in Timothy Omotoso’s human trafficking and rape trial died four days after testing positive for Covid-19.
Zukile Mdolomba lawyer died on Saturday morning after testing positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, announced the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) said in a statement.
NPA spokeswoman Anelisa Ngcakani said Mdolomba tested positive on Tuesday after falling ill on Monday.
Ngcakani said that because the NPA was not in possession of the medical report on the cause of death could not confirm the cause of death was related to Covid-19.
Ngcakani said Mdolomba was one of three prosecutors working on the Omotoso trial.
“While attorney Mdolomba played a pivotal role in this case, especially the successful opposition to Omotoso’s recent bail request, the remaining two prosecutors are equally capable of successfully prosecuting the case,” Ngcakani said.
Omotoso is currently in prison and is on trial at the Eastern Cape Superior Court in Port Elizabeth on rape and human trafficking charges.
His co-defendants, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho, are out on bail.
All three face 97 charges, including rape, human trafficking and organized crime, for allegedly targeting and recruiting girls for sexual exploitation.
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