Witchcraft killers get long jail terms
Three men convicted of killing an 80-year-old woman and her four grandchildren were each sentenced to five life terms (125 years)
The sentenced was handed down in the Mthatha High Court, the National Prosecuting Authority said.
Siyabusa Ncelani, 19, Mlulami Nkonyanebomvu, 29, and Ncedakele Nyawuzayo, 20, pleaded guilty to the crime claiming the woman, Masilenge Bambusiba, had been practising withcraft, NPA regional spokesman Luxolo Tyali in a statement.
“As the NPA we are satisfied with the sentence and believe that it will serve as a deterrent to would-be offenders that killing elderly people on suspicion that they are witches will never be tolerated by the justice system in South Africa.”
Bambusiba and her grandchildren, aged between 4 and 17, were hacked to death in August last year at Ngqeleni in the Eastern Cape.
The statement quotes Judge Lusindiso Pakade, on handing down sentencing, as saying: “The killing of elderly people accused of practising witchcraft is very common in the Transkei and has been continuing for a long time.
“Now it is time for the courts to send a clear message to communities [that] it is a serious punishable offence.”
Tyali said the court found the admission of guilt did not show remorse but a “misplaced display of courage”.
MsKinkyakaKamaSutra
Shame gogo, had you known you could have emigrated to Australia. Ko teng the sentence witches to jail and they (witches) are can even decline the sentence.It is sad that people are classiied evel by their looks.... just because motho o montsho and ona le diwrinkles se bare ke moloi....... eish bodarkie its not ayoba!!!
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jacksprat
How do you hack someone to death? And a child at that? What is wrong with black people that they can chop someone up like a pice of meat and not feel a thing? Sick fukkersReport Abuse
MsKinkyakaKamaSutra
Shame gogo, had you known you could have emigrated to Australia. Ko teng the sentence witches to jail and they (witches) are can even decline the sentence.********************
.......... ko teng they sentence witches to jail and they (witches) can even decline the sentence
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ApelMankotsana
"the killing of elderly people accucing of practicing witchcraft is very common in the Transkei and has been continuing for a long time"@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
I have always maintained that issue relating to witchcraft killings is a national concern and cannot at any given point be provincialised as some of us do. It is not an issue associated to a particular sector of the community or a particular area, it is an issue which affects Black population of this country, irrrespective of where one come from.
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Mahlol'adibona
@ Sowetan, which vulgar language did I use in my comments? Le a šišimiša o a tseba. Ke ngwala sekgowa se se hlwekileng ge le fetša le re ke a rogana? Ke moruti ga ke rogane le ga tee.Report Abuse
SKIZOBANTWANA
@Mahlol'adibonaBhwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa bhwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa bhwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
You killing me my man, O moruti wena..?
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Nwanawamukalaha
Let there be African courts to solve African-related matters since the Western system cannot find or crack the African dark practices since they ar enot documentable.Report Abuse
vicky
Mahlol'adibons how do you get to type 'sisimisa 'with the cap on tops. I do not know how do do it can you explain to me pleaeese. I like sepedi with all my hearts cause is cute to be mopedi.Report Abuse
mmasello
shame koko.. may ur soul rest in peace... u 3 men.. la nyenyisa ruri.. u kld koko wa batho... madimabe felaReport Abuse