Former FTLM councillor’s killers have been sentenced
The guilty, Kagiso Maroga (34) and Dan Tjie (35), were both given life sentences for killing the councillor, 10 years for attempting to kill his wife, 10 years for the possession of unlicensed firearms and four years for the possession of unlicensed ammunition.
The killers of former Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality’s (FTLM) councillor Thabang Maupa were handed hefty sentences by the Limpopo High Court on Thursday.
Maupa, who was 42 at the time of his death, was shot dead at point blank by two men while sitting in his vehicle he had parked in front of his business in Riba Cross on November 26, 2018, at about 19:30.
The guilty, Kagiso Maroga (34) and Dan Tjie (35), were both given life sentences for killing the councillor, 10 years for attempting to kill his wife, 10 years for the possession of unlicensed firearms and four years for the possession of unlicensed ammunition. The sentences will run concurrently.
Limpopo’s provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, has welcomed the sentences.
She confirmed the case had been investigated by the provincial investigation unit under the command of Captain Carthbert Mogale, who was tasked to investigate the incident with the members of Crime Intelligence and the Provincial Tracking Team.
“I commend the team for succeeding in cracking this case and making sure that these heartless criminals will spend their lives in incarceration,” said Hadebe.
