Two men who murdered a 49-year-old farmworker in April this year have been sentenced for their crimes. crime court murder
"Upon leaving, they decided to take a shortcut through the farm on which Mndiyata worked.
“They met him in the sugarcane field and he asked them who they were. After an exchange of words, he started to beat them with his knobkerrie. Ncube then took out a knife from his bag and stabbed Mndiyata several times on his body while Ncama assaulted him," Kara said."They then stole his tracksuit pants, shoes and knobkerrie and fled the scene. However, the knife used by Ncube broke during the attack and a piece was left behind at the scene.
They were arrested after people who had seen them at the tuck-shop realised they had left the tuck-shop around the time that the deceased was killed," she said. She said the people also claimed to have seen Ncube with the knife at the tuck-shop, prior to the incident."In aggravation of sentence, the Senior State Advocate, Mbongeni Mthembu handed in a Victim Impact Statement facilitated by the Court Preparation Officer, Beaufort Shinga and compiled by Mndiyata’s mother.
"In her statement, his mother said that her son was their breadwinner and he brought happiness to their home. Their house is no longer a happy place. There is no peace as Mndiyata’s death has impacted on their entire family. She said that she would never wish her experience of losing a child to any other woman," Kara said.
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