{"id":76699,"date":"2017-12-20T11:23:36","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T09:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=76699"},"modified":"2018-01-02T09:38:09","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T07:38:09","slug":"cancer-survivors-suicide-ruled-brutal-murder-husband-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2017\/12\/20\/cancer-survivors-suicide-ruled-brutal-murder-husband-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer survivor\u2019s \u2018suicide\u2019 ruled a brutal murder – husband arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rose Henry, mother of Nisha Wentzel (34), claims that the scene where her daughter\u2019s body was discovered on 18 November, was carefully constructed.<\/p>\n

Nisha\u2019s husband, Shane, called on the help of a neighbour after he allegedly suspected that something was wrong when returning home from a friend.<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a016 Days of Activism: These women died violently in Middelburg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nisha was discovered lying on her bed with pills scattered around her.\u00a0She was declared dead at the scene in what seemed to be a suicide.<\/p>\n

Postmortem results indicated that Nisha\u2019s life ended in a much more violent way. She had a cracked skull, broken ribs and\u00a0strangulation marks around her neck.<\/p>\n

Read: Woman killed execution style<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shane was arrested a week ago and charged with murder.<\/p>\n

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Shane Wentzel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rose claims that, when her daughter\u2019s body was washed before her funeral, they discovered that she was covered with a strange substance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt looked like a mixture of shoe polish and concealer. As it was washed off you could see all these bruises on her legs and body. I got out my cellphone and took photos of all the marks on Nisha\u2019s body,\u201d said Rose.<\/p>\n

Read: Woman stabbed 17 times<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rose told of how her daughter had survived cancer three times.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe wanted to live! I knew she did not commit suicide. She would never have given up on life. Not after all that she had been through.\u201d<\/p>\n

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