KZN duo given life imprisonment for beating and burning a man they accused of rape

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Police spokesperson Col Thembeka Mbele said the Pongola regional court convicted and sentenced Sibusiso Nkosi, 39, and Simo Sibiya, 24, to life imprisonment on Thursday for the gruesome murder of Sibusiso Mdluli last year.

“Mdluli was found with burn injuries at Ncotshane Reserve.“A case of murder was opened at Pongola police station for investigation,” she said.“During the trial it was revealed that the accused killed Mdluli, accusing him of raping a girlfriend of one of the accused.”

KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lt-Gen Khombinkosi Jula said vigilantism “cannot be tolerated”. “We always emphasise to the community that taking the law into their own hands is punishable and that all criminal activities must be reported to the police,” he said.

 

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