15 days ago
Witness confirms WhatsApp texts between Sibiya, 16-year-old girl
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. SABC News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 1 Oct 2026, 12:17 UTC. The headline in use is “Witness confirms WhatsApp texts between Sibiya, 16-year-old girl”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The state’s first witness in the bail application of suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has told the Randburg Magistrate’s Court that WhatsApp messages confirm that Sibiya did in-fact communicate with a 16-year-old girl, and that he had asked her to send him explicit images and videos of herself.
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Witness confirms WhatsApp texts between Sibiya, 16-year-old girl
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