Peter Mphulo Magolego, the man who shot dead Sandtonview High School learner, Thando Khumalo, has been convicted of the boy’s murder and the sentence will be handed down on April 23 in the Alexandra Regional Court.
This follows Magolego’s admission of guilt when he appeared in court on April 16.
This case has dragged on for three years as the South Gauteng High Court had to decide whether it could be heard in its jurisdiction or referred back to the Alexandra Regional Court for trial.
The South Gauteng High Court finally ruled that the case be heard in the Alex Regional Court and the case was put back on the roll Magolego was back in court on April 16 and pleaded guilty to murder after being charged.
The late Thando was Sipho Masebe’s adopted son as instructed by Masebe’s late sister just before she passed on.
Thando (20) was fatally shot at close range after a chase following a road rage incident on August 28, 2022, as the Grade 11 learner was returning to his home in Tsutsumani Village in the early morning hours from a night out with six of his friends when he met his tragic death on the corner of 12th Avenue and Hofmeyr Street.
Magolego, who is a well-known socialite in Alexandra, picked up an argument with the boys after a nasty driving incident and then pulled a gun and the boys abandoned their car and bolted.
Magolego, with a gun in hand, gave chase and caught up with Thando and shot him in the back of the head and died on the spot while one of the boys was badly injured in the leg.
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