Paddock murderers sentenced
The man was brutally murdered on a farm in Paddock in April this year.
Two men were convicted in the Pietermaritzburg High Court last week for the brutal murder a Paddock man, aged 45.
Sakhile Enock Ncama (25) and Bethuel Funokwakhe Ncube (26) received a sentence of 25 years’ imprisonment for murder and 15 years’ imprisonment for aggravated robbery.
The man was brutally murdered on a farm in Paddock in April this year.
On Tuesday last week, the Pietermaritzburg High Court convicted both men of robbery with aggravating circumstances, and murder.
The man’s throat was slit and he sustained multiple stab wounds. Some of his body parts were also removed.
Intensive investigations and information led to the arrest of two men on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.
Both accused were denied bail and appeared on several occasions in the Port Shepstone Magistrate’s Court.
Hard work paid off for Paddock detective Sergeant Michael Mzwakhe Msizazwe when two suspects who were being investigated for murder, were sentenced.
Ugu District Commander for detectives within Ugu, Brigadier Bongani Sibiya, is extremely pleased with the outcome of the case.
He expressed his confidence in the high standard of investigation that resulted in this conviction.
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