Mother of four killed in Khayelitsha

By Tarryn Le Chat
12 January 2007

A mother of four was killed at Khayelitsha train station early this morning while on her way to work, allegedly by a relative.

Nofest Florida Didi, 41, was found dead at Nonqubela train station, where she sustained a gunshot wound to her head and died at the scene.

According to her sister, Nonthando Mhlabeni, she had left for work that morning.

“Didi had been on her way to work to the V&A waterfront restaurant and had to catch the 6:30am city-bound train as usual” she said.

Mhlabeni believes her sister had been murdered by a relative (who is believed to be Didi’s husband) committed suicide a few kilometres away after the murder.

Police spokesperson, Inspector Bernadine Steyn, told Bush Radio that the man’s identity cannot be released until his family has been informed.

Didi was survived by her four children aged between seven and 23.

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