Trio get hefty sentence for murder of 'talented and humble' retired UKZN professor

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The killers of a retired University of KwaZulu-Natal professor, who was gagged, beaten and bound with his pyjama pants, have each been sentenced to an effective 25 years behind bars

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Kwanele Thomas Ntuli, Kwazi Kunene and Simphiwe Charles Ngcoya were sentenced in the Pietermaritzburg high court this week, after they pleaded guilty to the robbery and murder of 83-year-old Francois Jean Hugo in Hilton near Pietermaritzburg earlier this year.

“They bound his legs and feet and assaulted him, they also tied his pyjama pants tightly around his neck and gagged his mouth. “The men then packed items such as a laptop, cellphones, shoes, keys and kitchen appliances, belonging to Hugo, into his car and fled.Kara said the trio confessed to the crime when they were arrested.

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