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The High
\nCourt of South Africa: Eastern Vape Division, Mthatha sitting in Mbizana has sentenced
\nMzoxolo Mpanda (27) and Mluleki Madikizela (35) to life imprisonment for the murder
\nof an elderly woman (79).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to
\nthe National Prosecuting
\nAuthority (NPA) spokesperson Luxolo Tyali, the deceased, Ntombizodwa Kekela was
\nkilled after being accused of witchcraft.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyali said Mhlanyukelwa
\nMsongelwa (60) paid Mpinda, Madikizela, and their accomplice Nathi Njilo (23)
\nan amount of R250 000 and a cow to have Kekela killed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNjilo
\nbecame the state witness in terms of Section 204 of the Criminal Procedure Act.
\nSometime before May 2019, Msongelwa\u2019s daughter-in-law died due to natural
\ncauses. Following the death, Msongelwa consulted a traditional healer, who told
\nhim about his son\u2019s wife\u2019s death. Msongelwa then approached Njilo to kill Kekela on
\nhis behalf and promised to pay him with four bottles of brandy,\u201d Tyali explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot
\nsatisfied with the promised payment, Njilo informed Kekela about the plans to
\nhave her killed and the allegations of witchcraft. Consequently, Kekela
\nreported the matter to the traditional leader who fined Msongelwa an amount of
\nR1 500 for labelling Kekela as a witch.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyali further added that on the night of May 12, 2019, the three men attacked the deceased while
\nshe was sleeping at her home with her daughter and grandchildren. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey slit her
\nthroat with a knife. Msongelwa died after a stroke attack while in custody waiting
\nfor trail,\u201d Tyali said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the trial, Advocate Mkhuseli Ntaba led the
\nevidence of the traditional leader, Nobomi Madikizela, the deceased
\ngranddaughter and Njilo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyali said that a Victim Impact Statement prepared
\nby Court Preparation Officer Bathobile Mzindile was handed in for sentencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWelcoming
\nthe sentence, Eastern Cape Director of Public Prosecutions Barry Madolo
\ncommended the investigation team and prosecutor for a job well done.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 ISSUED BY
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