A friend of late Anele “Nelli” Tembe, South African rapper AKA’s fiancee has released damaging footage showing the rapper assaulting Tembe while she was alive.
The friend who spoke with South African publication News24 said Nelli Tembe before he death confided in her that AKA had smashed her face against a wall during a fight in their Bryanston home. Nelli then ran away and locked herself in a room in the apartment, according to the friend. However, in a rage, AKA pursued her and tore down the bedroom door to get to her.
The video shows AKA ripping apart the door and advancing into the room while the deceased was filming.
“She then sent me the video of the attack. AKA is so violent in the video that he breaks down the door of the room that Anele had locked herself in. Whilst escaping his blows, with his bare hands. This is an attack that I want women to be shielded from,” the friend said according to News24.
The friend also said she’s shared the video with the Cape Town Police who are investigating into Tembe’s death. The 22-year-old allegedly fell to her death from the 10th floor of the Pepper Club Hotel in Cape Town. The unfortunate incident took place on April 11, 2021.
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“In the past few weeks, following the passing of my close friend Anele Tembe, I have been meditating and seeking guidance on what it is that I am to do in order to exercise my rights and to deliver on my responsibilities as a young adult in a country that fails to adequately protest its women and girls,” the friend said in a statement to the police.
“The responsibility that I have is towards the many women and girls in this country, especially young women such as myself, who remain impressionable.” The friend added.
Since the footage was released, many have questioned AKA’s innocence in Nelli’s death. The rapper also released a statement insisting he’d nothing to do with his fiancee’s death. He said their relationship was “beautiful, yet challenging” and he will not give credence to “one-sided views”.
— AKA (@akaworldwide) May 8, 2021
“What makes it even sadder is the knowledge that some of the people, she and I loved and entrusted with our deepest troubles, are now using those as weapons to set a negative narrative on my character,” part of his statement read.
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