
An inquest into the death of Anele Tembe heard on Wednesday that her fiancé, rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes, and members of his entourage ordered tequila shooters roughly two hours after she fell to her death from the 10th floor of a Cape Town hotel. The testimony, reported by TimesLIVE, forms part of ongoing proceedings examining the circumstances surrounding Tembe's fatal fall. The inquest continues to hear evidence about events on the morning of her death.
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