Three get life sentences for hit on ward councillor in Knysna.
Councillor Victor Molosi was shot dead just metres from his house on July 23 2018 in Concordia, Knysna, said police spokesperson Sgt Christopher Spies.
“He was on his way home from a school governing body meeting when the gunman approached him. The man fired several shots at the victim who sustained gunshot wounds to the head and chest. He was taken to hospital in a private motor vehicle where he was declared dead on arrival,” said Spies.On Thursday, Mwanda Makala, Velile Waxa and Vela Dumisa were sentenced in the high court in Knysna.
“One of the convicted, Velile Waxa, served as a councillor on Knysna municipal council at the time of the murder,” said Spies.“The verdict brings justice to the untimely murder of a beloved community leader, husband and father,” the party's subregional secretary,The ANC finds comfort that the perpetrators of this cruel crime were brought to justice and that the guilty verdict sent out a strong message that political killings will not be tolerated in our society.
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