The North West High Court on Friday sentenced a 47-year-old man who killed his girlfriend in 2017 to 25 years in prison.
The matter relates to an incident that happened in Mabopane in October 2017, when Lesley Tsholofelo Mabalane went to the house of Tlhomelang Selina Mmule, who was his lover, and demanded to speak to her.
“Mmule then informed her daughter to leave and promised to join her at the shops at a later stage, to which she obliged. Later, during the day when she realised that her mother was not joining her, she called her to no avail,” National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Henry Mamothame said. Mamothame said a neighbour testified she called Mmule’s cellphone and Mabalane answered the call but swiftly hung up.purse and cellphone were missing.
However, Judge Francis Snyman deemed it appropriate to sentence Mabalane to 25 years for the murder, after considering all factors surrounding the case, as well as the probation officer’s report, which declared Mabalane a candidate for rehabilitation.
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