Lwanda Mxolisi Zungu, who was convicted for the murder of his wife, Tania Msane Zungu, is due back at the Pinetown Regional Court on Friday (October 2) for sentencing proceedings.

In July, Zungu was found guilty for the 2024 murder of his wife, and Magistrate Muntu Khumalo said his version, that the gun was fired while he and Tania struggled over the weapon, was false.

Handing down the judgment, Khumalo said Zungu was discharged of a second count leveled against him, for allegedly pointing a firearm at his son, who was 15 years old at the time of the murder, because the State had not led any evidence on this accusation.

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Tania’s mother, Patience Msane, has said that she hopes for a harsh sentence to be handed down to Zungu.

Zungu had pleaded not guilty and denied having shot Tania. He had told the court that he and Tania had been engaged in an argument over personal issues when she pointed a gun at him, prompting him to jump for the weapon, resulting in a struggle over the firearm.

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