Siphelele Nketo
A MAN from Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape has been sentenced to 22 years of direct imprisonment for killing his ex-girlfriend in October last year.
Akhona Mfubu (39) assaulted the woman (35) who was his ex-girlfriend, and further stabbed her and hanged her on the roof using an electric wire cable.
The victim died at the scene. The motive behind her murder was jealousy, as he accused her of cheating even though the couple had already broken up, said police spokesperson Captain Welile Matyolo. The suspect was arrested on the same day and bail was denied.
He was sentenced on November 5 by the Mthatha High Court and also declared unfit to possess a firearm. Police OR Tambo district commissioner Major General Norman Modishana has welcomed the court judgement and said that justice has been finally served for the victim and the family could now have closure on the matter.
