MKHWANAZI, Zakhele Zacharia

Age 35

Description
He died in police custody at Protea police station, Soweto, on 10 March 1993. Mr Mkhwanazi was handcuffed and his legs were tied together during questioning. Police claim they had questioned him for five minutes when he suddenly collapsed. Mr Mkhwanazi was a suspect in a number of murder and armed robbery cases under investigation by the Soweto Murder and Robbery Unit. The unit allegedly used illegal methods to extract information from suspects. The inquest said the cause of death was `uncertain`.