Cape Town – A 28-year-old man, Khutso Manamela, who allegedly brutally murdered his former girlfriend’s boyfriend, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Pretoria Regional Court on Friday.
Manamela reportedly killed Vafentse Nyeufane in Atteridgeville on June 10, 2018.
According to IOL, Nyeufane was helping a neighbour with errands when he was ambushed by Manamela.
“Manamela hid a wooded bat at the neighbour’s yard and followed the deceased, as he returned, Manamela took the bat and assaulted the deceased,” the report said.
The neighbour called for help after he saw what had happened.
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“The deceased was taken to the nearest hospital where he passed on due to injuries sustained,” the report quoted National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson, Lumka Mahanjana as saying.
The suspect was reportedly arrested three days later in Atteridgeville and has been kept in custody, the report said.
During the court proceedings, the deceased’s older brother testified that Manamela had allegedly assaulted the deceased on different occasions over a period of seven months, said a report by The South African.
The brother said they tried to intervene to resolve the issue and Manamela vowed to make peace but ended up killing him, the report said.
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe
