‘I wish they never see the light of day,’ says Gabisile Shabane's mother, who was murdered for her body parts

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As the high court sitting in Middelburg was on Thursday expected to sentence the three men convicted of the murder of Gabisile Shabane- a 13-year-old girl with albinism - her mother, Anna begged the court to show no leniency to her child's killers.

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Gabisile Shabane and her 15-month-old nephew were kidnapped and murdered in a muti-related killing in January 2018.As the high court sitting in Middelburg is on Thursday expected to sentence the three men convicted of the murder of Gabisile Shabane — a 13-year-old girl with albinism — her mother, Anna, begged the court to show no leniency to the killers.

They are now begging for mercy, saying that they have kids but they failed to feel pity on me when I screamed and begged for their mercyShabane’s pained mother did not hold back as she took the stand on Wednesday afternoon and told the court exactly what she wanted to happen to the three men who butchered her daughter to make get-rich-quick potions.

“They are now begging for mercy, saying that they have kids. But they failed to feel pity for me when I screamed and begged for their mercy [when they broke into my home],” said Shabane. Msibi, who was in a polygamous marriage, told the court that he was a businessman who survived through his traditional healing business. Mhlanga told the court that he was a 28-year-old tutor who earned about R4,500 a month. He was a marketing student at Damelin. Mkhize, also 28, told the court that he had worked at a restaurant chain at the time of his incarceration and earned about R5,000 a month.

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