The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Manamela has welcomed a 10 years’ imprisonment sentence that was handed down to 23-year-old Lebogang Choma for murder.
He was accused for a range of crimes committed in June 2019. He was sentenced on 17 January 2021, by the Belfast Magistrate’s Court.
The court heard how on 17 February 2017 Choma, who was 18 years old at the time, fatally stabbed 22-year-old Nkopodi Makgokga after an argument ensued between the two over a girl.
The Provincial Commissioner has also applauded the team of detectives for this notable conviction as well as the Prosecutors for ensuring that justice is served.
