The family of the late fiancee of slain South African rapper, Kiernan Forbes, who was popularly known as AKA, has accused the murdered music act of abandoning her in the final moments of her death.
In a leaked letter, the family of Anele Tembe who was AKA’s fiancee, alleged that the multi-award-winning rapper had “cleaned up the Anele’s blood in the hotel room they had stayed in, partied and drank with his entourage after pushing her off a hotel balcony.”
The allegations, according to City Press, an authoritative news media in the country, were contained in a letter which the Tembe family, through its lawyer, sent to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), after the body had indicated that it wouldn’t be prosecuting AKA for Anele’s death, and would instead hold an inquest.
The Tembe family believed there was overwhelming evidence to prosecute AKA, and accused investigators of ignoring strong evidence that the rapper killed their daughter who reportedly fell to her death from the 10th floor of the Pepperclub Hotel in Cape Town in April, 2021.
Parts of the letter shared by City Press on Friday, noted that AKA and a staff at the hotel fabricated their statements to the police while evidence presented during the investigation was ignored.
City Press reported that AKA and Anele were heard arguing in the hotel and a witness claimed she told AKA to leave her alone moments before the tragic “fall”.
City Press also reported that there were blood marks in the hotel room indicating that the couple fought, and that AKA had scratch marks on his back, believed to have been made by Tembe as she tried to defend herself.
The letter goes on to state that Tembe’s fingerprints were not found on the balcony, further proving that she was pushed or thrown over and that she was alive for 20 minutes after she hit the ground and that AKA did not attempt to help her.
“He did not attend to his injured fiancée, who remained alive for approximately 20 minutes. He did not go to perform CPR on her. Instead, Stefanutto, a complete stranger, cared enough to administer CPR and call emergency services in an attempt to save Anele Tembe’s life.”
Forbes cleaned up the hotel room. There was blood on the towels. Forbes partied and drank at the hotel with his entourage following the passing of his fiancée,” the damning letter said.