POLOKWANE – The 27-year-old accused, Ntshulana Lunga was arrested and stood trial in the Thabazimbi Regional Court and he will spend the next 10 years behind bars for the murder he committed in May 2020.
The accused’s conviction and sentencing emanates from an incident wherein, he stabbed a 22-year-old man Ntliziyombi Luvo to death on 24 May 2020 at about 22h30. The two men, both residing at Smasherblock Informal Settlement in Northam Policing precinct, were involved in a fight near the local tavern. The man stabbed the accused with a knife and he sustained slight injuries. In retaliation and instead of reporting the matter to the Police, the accused chose to seek revenge. He later on, returned to the same spot and stabbed the man multiple times with a knife. He then fled the scene. Police were called as well as the emergency medical services but the man was certified dead on the scene.
The accused handed himself at Northam Police Station a week after the incident, upon realising that the Police net was closing on him. The case was assigned to Detective Constable Wisane Khanyi for further investigation.
Subsequent to Court appearance, the accused was granted bail. He was ultimately convicted and sentenced to 10 years direct imprisonment on Wednesday 16 August 2023 at the Regional Court in Thabazimbi.
“This is a case of a well done by all involved, most notably Constable Wisani Khanyi. If it was not for his diligent work, the accused may still have been walking free in the streets,” concluded Lieutenant General Hadebe.
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