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Witness confirms WhatsApp texts between Sibiya, 16-year-old girl

Witness confirms WhatsApp texts between Sibiya, 16-year-old girl

By GhanaSummary NewsroomSouth Africa

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.

SIBIYA BAIL | A police officer in the Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya matter details in an affidavit how he came to know “Mr M” and the circumstances under which they met, while also raising questions about Mr M’s lifestyle.— SABC News (@SABCNews) October 1, 2026 Sibiya was arrested last week on charges of rape, human trafficking and the alleged sexual grooming of a 16-year-old girl.

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