Uncle who blamed the devil after killing nephew gets life sentence

The court sentenced Sipho Maseko to life in prison for killing his nephew in 2020.Maseko handed himself over to the authorities after the crime.

National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said the child was with his helper, whom Maseko managed to distract by asking her to buy airtime. While she was away, Maseko strangled his nephew and jumped on his chest before pouring boiling water on his face. "In court, he pleaded guilty to the charge of premeditated murder... He said he killed his nephew as a form of satanic sacrifice to have money. And the day he killed the child, he was not himself, the devil took over," said Mahanjana.

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