UJ student Palesa Madiba’s murderer sentenced to effective 31-year jail term

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The high court in Johannesburg on Friday sentenced Dumisani Mkhwanazi, who was in December found guilty of killing University of Johannesburg student Palesa Madiba in 2013, to an effective 31-year jail term.

Mkhwanazi, 38, was also found guilty of theft, defeating the administration of justice, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.

The prosecution said Mkhwanazi had shown a breach of trust with Madiba because he was seen by the victim as an uncle. The defence maintained Mkhwanazi did not commit the murder and did not offer any mitigating circumstances to persuade the court to pass a shorter sentence.

 

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