A 29-year-old man from Nqamakwe was this week sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend at the Tsomo Magistrate’s Court.
Mthandazo Bambiso of Sokapase Village, killed 21-year-old Zanele Mayila in February 2016.
According to a police statement, Bambiso initially reported that Mayila had been murdered, but after questioning, confessed to killing her because of “jealousy”.
“He finally confessed that he murdered his girlfriend as they were the only two people at the home of the accused.
The motive behind the murder was jealous,” the statement read.Butterworth Cluster Commander Brigadier Ngangema Xakavu welcomed the hefty sentence imposed on the accused.
“I am hoping that the sentence will send a strong message to other men not to abuse their partners and women in general,” he said.
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