Farm security guard sentenced to life for killing 14-year-old boy in Mpumalanga
The Mpumalanga High Court sitting in Middleburg on Tuesday sentenced a 53-year-old man to life imprisonment for the murder of 14-year-old Bhekimuzi Ziko on a farm in Kamhlushwa, Nkomazi.
Sarrel Petrus du Plessis was found guilty of murdering Ziko, who he shot in December 2018 on a farm where he had been hired as a security guard. Mpumalanga police spokesperson Colonel Donald Mdhluli said the boy was with his brother and friends when Du Plessis fired at him using an unlicensed firearm.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
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