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The man who stabbed South African polo star Sibusiso Duma to death was sentenced to 15 years in the Pietermaritzburg High Court, the Mercury reported on Tuesday.

Sibongiseni Mchunu, 25, would also serve three years for the attempted murder of his girlfriend Smangele Sondeza.

Duma was killed in Lidgetton near Howick on May 1.

Mchunu pleaded not guilty to both the crimes, claiming Sondeza was stabbed during a struggle after he had discovered “love messages” from Duma on her phone.

He said he only assaulted her and she had grabbed a knife.

Mchunu said he was at the taxi rank at the time of Duma’s murder but Judge Kevin Swain rejected his version of events.

Duma represented South Africa against Australia in the Kirkland International in 2009, scoring five goals and receiving the player of the match award.

He was the first development polo player in the country to climb through the ranks to international level, and had received a job offer to work with a professional polo player in England.

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Wed Jun 19 04:21:21 SAST 2013 ::

Sep 11, 2012

malemaforpresident

Killing someone for a girlfriend? rot in jail i wish they sodomise him mooer
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Sep 11, 2012

MAILBOX

bathong a re tlogeleng go bala di messages maybe this killings will stop. Phone e thuba malapa thleng ka kopa !!!!!!
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Sep 11, 2012

Kaylae

Men and their jealous tendencies,rot in jail
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Sep 11, 2012

SWEETYK

MAILBOX
bathong a re tlogeleng go bala di messages maybe this killings will stop. Phone e thuba malapa thleng ka kopa !!!!!!
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True more especially if you are not strong enough to handle the situation.
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Sep 11, 2012

Mphemotho1

Please put a password on your messages or delete every message that you have finished reading.....

if you dont do that.....o tla shwaaaaaa!!!!
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Sep 11, 2012

Kgaoza606

The young man is now no more bcoz of bofebe feela, nothing else...
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Sep 11, 2012

KoosMotete

im sure the dead young man na rata marago...nou o bolaile ke nnyo fela...bofebe orata marago,
nkebe sale a skomora once....As 4 wena d killer Mfana githi nnywana e tla goisa kgole kyk net.
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Sep 11, 2012

eisleben

That is why I stopped reading my own messages.
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Sep 11, 2012

MmaSeshego

And the some people will say "having a password to your phone means you have something to hide"... no, it means i'd like the cotents of my cellphone to remain private.
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eisleben
That is why I stopped reading my own messages

hahahahahhaha! your humour is superb
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Sep 11, 2012

Gudguy

DUMISANI bought a new cellphone.
He sent a message to everyone from his Phone Book & said,
'My Mobile Number Has changed.
Before, it was Nokia 3310. Now it is Ericsson 6610.'

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