AN Nseleni man was hit with a 15-year sentence for brutally murdering his girlfriend and dumping her body in a shallow grave.
Sibonakaliso Khanyile will be imprisoned for killing his girlfriend in April, 2016 in a jealous rage. Shortly after the crime, the Nseleni man managed to evade authorities and was only arrested at the beginning of this year.
During the proceedings, the court heard that Khanyile found his girlfriend drinking at a local tavern with another man. He called her aside, slapped her and threatened her with a knife, but his friend intervened and removed the weapon from his hand.
Shortly after, the victim left the tavern and this was the last time she was seen alive.
Regional Court Prosecutor Dan Magwaza, led the evidence of a witness who saw Khanyile in the morning after the incident wearing a pair of jeans soiled with blood.
Khanyile told this witness that he had killed his girlfriend, but later said he was joking.
Four days later a community member discovered the decomposed body in a shallow grave. By this time, the man had fled the area.
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