A psychiatric report has found that Sifiso Mkhwanazi, the man convicted of killing six sex workers, does not show any signs of mental illness.
Sifiso Mkhwanazi in the dock of the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on 25 October 2022. Picture: The Citizen/Neil McCartney
In his last appearance in July, Judge Cassim Moosa ordered a mental evaluation of Mkhwanazi to assess whether he poses a danger to society.Mkhwanazi was convicted on charges of rape, murder, defeating the ends of justice, theft of a cellphone, and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.During Wednesday’s proceedings, a psychiatrist presented the findings from the mental assessment report, which concluded that Mkhwanazi did not express remorse for his crimes.
“Having considered the accused and looking at the totality of the evidence that was presented to you… would the accused benefit as an individual from a short period of imprisonment having due regard to all these static risk factors that are present? “We would think that he requires a much longer containment period with interventions and hence we make the recommendation that in the event that he is considered for parole, we are happy to do a reassessment to then advise the court,” the expert said.
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