38-year-old Madingane Mokako has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for the murder of 21-year-old Mamello Raboroko.

Mokako is alleged to have arrived at her lover’s residence in 2020 where she found the the  deceased together with her lover. It is said that she proceeded to stab the two, fatally wounding Raboroko.

The lover was hospitalized and later released from hospital.

The sentence was handed down Today at the Vereeniging Magistrate Court.

The mother of the  deceased Tshidi Raboroko said although she was not fully satisfied with the sentence, she was relieved that some form of Justice had been served.

“I’m glad that my daughter’s killer will spend some time in prison. It was very difficult seeing her walking around as if nothing had happened.”