The provincial commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, will be in the Ladysmith Regional Court tomorrow (May 30) for the judgment and sentencing of former DA councillor Michael Buthelezi.

Buthelezi is alleged to have burnt down the house his family was sleeping in, killing his partner (41) and three children (aged two, six and 12).

He was also charged for defeating the ends of justice after opening a false case.

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The incident happened in the Bethany area of Bergville in October 2023.

In the trial, Buthelezi claimed he was politically targeted and attacked, and that he survived the house fire.

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