AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER
THE remains of a South African man who was shot dead by police under mysterious circumstances while unarmed, has arrived in South Africa for burial.
Lindani Myeni, the 29-year-old father of two young children and husband to Lindsay, was shot dead in Honolulu, Hawaii by police who said they were responding to a call of a burglary in progress.
His death has been met by shock in South Africa and will be the subject of a wrongful lawsuit instituted by Lindsay. Sihle Zikalala, the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal has called for a thorough investigation into Myeni’s death. “The objetionable behaviour must be condemned. The investigation must be thoroughly investigated. No stone must be left unturned. Justice must be served,” he said.
Yesterday, at a prayer meeting after Myeni’s remains arrived in SA, KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Social Development Nohlanhla Khoza said the US must hang its head in shame for the killing.
She called on US President Joe Biden and Barack Obama, the ex-US president, to make sure that Myeni killers were brought to justice.
According to a 911 audio recording obtained by ENCA television channel, the woman who called the police to report a burglar made it clear to the operator that Myeni was not armed and that he had introduced himself as Lindani from South Africa..
Footage from the body cam of the police officers, releasd soon after Myeni was gunned down, showed that the police officers only identified themselves after shots were fired.
Myeni will be buried in Richards Bay.
