🚨 Breaking News • May 11, 2026
"Apartheid Tactics": Pregnant Khayelitsha Woman Dies After Alleged Police Torture During Raid
BY AFRIKABELO NEWS | #KHAYELITSHA #POLICEBRUTALITY #BREAKINGSA #IPID
KHAYELITSHA – Shockwaves have rippled through the Level 2 informal settlement after a 38-year-old pregnant woman, **Nonkululo Fente**, died following a controversial police raid on Thursday night. Fente, who was four months pregnant, allegedly collapsed and died after being subjected to brutal interrogation methods by officers from the Lingelethu West police station.
Eyewitnesses at the scene have leveled harrowing accusations against the responding officers. It is claimed that during the raid on her shebeen, Fente was handcuffed, pepper-sprayed directly in the face, and had a plastic bag placed over her head—a method reminiscent of apartheid-era torture.
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While family members acknowledged that Fente was involved in the sale of drugs, they are demanding immediate accountability for the excessive force used. Her mother, **Celiwe Fente**, described seeing severe bruising on her daughter’s body at the medical facility. Neighbors who rushed to the police station after 02:00 were met with the devastating news that neither Nonkululo nor her unborn child had survived the encounter.
IPID Probe Expected
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is expected to launch an urgent probe into the conduct of the Lingelethu West officers. While SAPS has confirmed the raid targeted illicit drug activities in the Western Cape, community leaders have expressed outrage over the lack of medical intervention when Fente showed signs of distress.
Local activists warn that this incident has severely damaged the already fragile trust between law enforcement and the residents of Khayelitsha. Rights groups are now calling for a transparent investigation to ensure that the grieving Fente family receives justice for this double tragedy.
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