Scottburgh Regional Court hands cold blooded killer 140 years jail time
Shrewd investigation by Provincial Murder and Robbery Unit detectives proved all cases beyond any reasonable doubt.
Nsindiso Sakhile Gumede (26) was sentenced to 140 years in prison after he was found guilty of two murders and 12 other cases.
These cases included attempted murder, carjacking, business and house robbery as well as the attempted murder of police officers which he committed in different parts of KwaZulu-Natal, including Hibberdene, between 2020 and 2021.
On the morning of August 29, 2020, the body of Siyanda Mkhize, who was 22 years old at the time, was found lying in a pool of blood with gunshot and stab wounds at Ezimeleni informal settlement at V Section in Umlazi.
Almost a month later, police also responded to another murder scene where Fanozi Ncanana was shot multiple times while driving his microbus on Malukazi Road in Isipingo, from his shop on Nyosini Road.
Ncanana lost control of his vehicle, veered off the road and collided into a house. He was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said the two cases were referred to the Provincial Murder and Robbery Unit. Thorough investigations uncovered that Gumede was the suspect in both murders and he was traced and arrested.
Further investigations linked Gumede with other violent cases in Umlazi, Bhekithemba, Isipingo, Sawoti and Hibberdene policing precincts.
A total of 14 counts were centralised at the Scottburgh Regional Court, and shrewd investigation by Provincial Murder and Robbery Unit detectives proved all cases beyond any reasonable doubt and brought closure to Gumede’s many victims and their families.
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