A witchdoctor, Dumisani Mlotshwa (42), has been convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Madadeni Regional Court for a murder, which occurred in 2014. He was sentenced to a further ten years for theft of his victim’s motor vehicle. On May

On May 25,2014 , the police were called to attend to a suspicious drowning in the Buffalo River near Dicks Halt, Madadeni. The body was identified only as a male, Nkomo (46). On further investigation, it appeared that the man had been first assaulted. A case of murder was opened at Madadeni police station for further investigation. Through investigation, the accused was arrested and charged accordingly. The accused killed the victim because he wanted victim’s vehicle.

Through investigation, the accused was arrested and charged accordingly. The accused killed the victim because he wanted victim’s vehicle.
The KwaZulu-Natal Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Bheki Langa welcomed the sentence handed down to the murderer. ‘This is a fitting sentence handed down to the accused as he showed no mercy when killing an innocent victim. I strongly condemned violent killings directed to any person in the province and those who are involved will be harshly dealt with,’ he said.