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The widow of acting judge and struggle stalwart Ntobeko Patrick Maqubela has been has been sentenced to an effective 18 years in prison.
Thandi Maqubela has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder, three years for fraud and three years for forgery.
She will serve an effective 18 years in prison with the fraud and forgery sentences running concurrently.
In November 2013, Maqubela was found guilty of killing him in June 2009, despite not having conclusive medical evidence pinpointing a cause of death.
She was found guilty of forging her husband's will and committing fraud by causing potential prejudice to his estate.
The judge was based at the Western Cape High Court at the time of his death.