Mugiyo Ulrich Mabunda, 44, shot his wife on 14 May 2020 at their home in Stonehenge, Mbombela, and was sentenced in the Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela on Friday.
A former police officer who killed his wife in 2020 has been sentenced to life in prison.He survived and was tried after recovering.
Police spokesperson, Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, said Mabunda arrived home from work and wanted to speak to his wife. Later, Mabunda shot his wife and tried to kill himself, Mohlala added. Mabunda was arrested after his recovery, and the matter was taken to court,"where the State presented a strong case against him; hence, he was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment for murder"."At his conviction, [in his absence], the court cancelled his bail and ordered the accused to submit himself to the authorities. So, he was sentenced while in custody," explained Mohlala.
Mpumalanga police commissioner, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela, expressed her gratitude to the investigation and prosecution teams and the judiciary for securing the sentence.Join the 1 million News24 readers who are signed up to receive the top, must-read stories of the day in their inbox. Join them and get premium news, every weekday at 6 am.
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