KZN woman gets 22 years for husband’s murder
The 46-year-old woman was found guilty of murdering her husband, who was a policeman.
DURBAN, June 8 (ANA) – A 46-year-old woman from the KwaZulu-Natal province has been sentenced to 22 years in prison by the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Monday for the murder of her husband, who was a policeman.
In a statement, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) said that Nonkululeko Ngwabe and her three hired accomplices were charged with the brutal murder of Warrant Officer Thulani Ngwabe, 51, who was stationed at the Margate Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit.
Officer Ngwabe was found in November 2019 with several stab wounds to his body at a railway line near Port Shepstone beach, on the south coast of KZN, regional spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said.
A case of murder was opened at the Port Shepstone police station, which initiated an investigation by the Serious Organised Crime Unit.
In December 2019, Nonkululeko Ngwabe was arrested for the murder of her husband.
“Her apprehension led to the information about her accomplices she allegedly hired to kill her husband. Members worked tirelessly until the three accused, Sthembiso Mbona, 25, Nhlakanipho Ndovela, 23, and Saziso Khambule, 25, were brought to book,” Mhlongo said on Tuesday.
Mhlongo said all three suspects were arrested in the Murchison area near Port Shepstone in December 2019 and were also charged with murder.
The three suspects were denied bail on all appearances at the Port Shepstone Magistrate’s Court and remained in police custody during their trial.
After being transferred to the Pietermaritzburg High Court for trial, the case was adjourned to June 18.
– African News Agency (ANA); Editing by Yaron Blecher