Life sentence for brutal murder of girlfriend, Thohoyandou

South African Police Service

Life sentence for brutal murder of girlfriend, Thohoyandou
Life sentence for brutal murder of girlfriend, Thohoyandou

The Thohoyandou High Court have sentenced a 38 year old man to life imprisonment. This sentencing follows an incident that occurred on 27 April 2016, at about 07:00 at Rabali Zone 1 in the Mphephu Policing precinct outside Thohoyandou.

The accused, Takalani Godfrey Radzilani aged 38, stabbed a woman who was his girlfriend, Portia Raselabe aged 32, with a sharp object.

The neighbours heard the woman screaming for help and quickly alerted the Police who reacted swiftly. On arrival at crime scene, the Police found a woman with serious head injuries lying in a pool of blood. The emergency services were notified and she was certified dead on the scene.

The Police then opened a case of murder and the matter was assigned to Captain Mulaudzi Muthuphei, who sterling cracked the case until this murderer was arrested and ultimately given this long jail term.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service