A short film is being produced in the city recounting the details around the high-profile murder case in which a man dressed up as a woman killed his ex-wife during her father’s funeral. And as a way to honour the late Phumeza Pepeta, who was murdered in July 2020, her son was approached to do the casting for the film. Pepeta’s ex-husband, Xolani Mkayi, had dressed up in a wig and high-heels and shot her in front of dozens of mourners at a cemetery in KwaNobuhle, where her father was being laid to rest.
Mkayi was apprehended at the scene and ultimately sentenced to an effective 25 years behind bars. Speaking from the set on Thursday, Pepeta’s 26-year-old son, Neo, said it had been a tough couple of years after his mother’s death. He said the family had been left with no choice but to pick up the pieces and try move on with their lives.
But the harrowing ordeal remained fresh in their minds. “We were at the cemetery when suddenly a gunshot rang out and the crowd scattered. “I saw my mother lying on the ground with a woman standing over her holding a gun.
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“When I got closer I realised it was [Mkayi] disguised as a woman with a wig and a dress. “A fight ensued between us and I rushed my mom to the hospital.
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