Mandla Inama was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder at the Benoni Regional Court on February 11.
On February 21, 2015, Mandla hit the deceased with a spade on his head during an altercation in Etwatwa West.
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Etwatwa SAPS spokesperson Capt Ramothakhi Maqabe said a case of assault GBH (grievous bodily harm was opened, which was later changed to murder when the man succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
The 33-year-old was arrested on the same day as the incident.
He is serving his sentence at Modderbee prison.
Etwatwa station commander Col Molatelo Maoto applauded Capt Peter Mathebula for a job well done with the investigation.
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