They were found guilty of murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, the possession of unlicensed firearms, and defeating and obstructing justice.
Three men have been sentenced to two life terms in prison for the murder of a police officer and tavern owner during a crime spree in Gauteng in 2016.
After the owner, Mbakwa Ephraim Mdaka, was alerted to the robbery, he made his way to the tavern, where he was “unmercifully shot and immediately succumbed to [his] injuries,” said police spokesperson Brigadier Mathapelo Peters said. An off-duty Ekurhuleni metro police officer, Constable Sabelo Welcome Ngwenya, heard the commotion, rushed to the scene and immediately chased after the getaway vehicle.Gumede and Madlala crashed into a tree as they fled in one of the vehicles, forcing them to stop near to the crime scene.
“The following day, the investigation team followed up on intelligence information which led them to Rustenburg [in the] North West where they arrested Mseleku at a local hotel.”
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