On Friday, November 11th, the former station commander of Mandeni police station in KwaZulu-Natal was scheduled to appear in the Richards Bay Commercial Crimes Court on allegations of stealing more than R100 000 from the police evidence lock-up. On Friday, the accused committed suicide, according to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). IPID spokesperson Grace Langa said former station commander Lieutenant-Colonel Mary-Jane Ziningi Zulu was due to appear before the Richards Bay court on two counts of theft of exhibit money worth R108 000. “Unfortunately, we were informed thi…