Sinaye Mposelwa, who pleaded guilty to the murder of Ukrainian tourist Ivan Ivanov, was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment by the high court in Cape Town on Monday.
Ivan Ivanov was stabbed to death on July 27 2019 just off Chapman's Peak Drive.Sinaye Mposelwa, who pleaded guilty to the murder of Ukrainian tourist Ivan Ivanov, was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment by the high court in Cape Town on Monday.
The state alleged that on July 27 2019, the 27-year-old accused, Giyo and Isaacs went on the hiking trail to rob hikers. “They came across an unsuspecting Ivanov and demanded his belongings. Ivanov did not co-operate, and they stabbed him 11 times in the chest and back,” said Western Cape National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila.Ntabazalila said the court found substantial and compelling circumstances to deviate from the prescribed minimum sentences of life imprisonment for premeditated murder and 15 years imprisonment for robbery with aggravating circumstances.
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