Wife who MURDERED husband sentenced along with accomplices

The wife had opened the gate for her husband when he arrived home but he was ambushed by two men who gunned him down and fled the scene.

Sep 23, 2022 - 12:31
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Wife who MURDERED husband sentenced along with accomplices

The woman behind the murder of her husband who was gunned down at the gate of his home has been sentenced in Mpumalanga.

WOMAN HIRES MEN TO KILL HER HUSBAND

Taxi owner Devillier Dan Zulu, 58, arrived at his home on the morning of 4 July 2011 at around 04:00.

Upon arriving, he called his wife to open the gate for him at Extension 5 in Embalenhle. When he entered the yard, two men accosted him, gunned him down and fled the scene, said the Hawks.

The murder case was registered and assigned to the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team in Secunda.

During the intelligence-driven investigation, it was established that the wife, Thembisa Zulu, 47, was the mastermind behind the shooting, spokesperson Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi said.

“She hired two hitmen, Seetsa David Mofokeng, 44, and Mojalefa Christopher Matsobane, 43, who ambushed the deceased in his residence.”

Captain Dineo Lucy Sekgotodi

A thorough investigation led to the arrest of the two hitmen, who were detained on 2 September 2016. Evidential information led to the arrest of the wife, Zulu, on 19 September of that year.

“The accused were later released on R5 000 bail each,” said Sekgotodi.

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Mojalefa Christopher Matsubane, 43, and Seetsa David Mofokeng, 44, were hired by the wife to kill her husband. They were sentenced to life. PHOTO: Hawks

WIFE AND ACCOMPLICES HANDED DOWN SENTENCE

Zulu and her accomplices were found guilty of the murder and were sentenced by the Delmas High Court on Thursday.

“All of the accused were each sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder.”

Mofokeng received a further five years imprisonment for the unlawful possession of a firearm. He also got an additional three years for the unlawful possession of ammunition, said Sekgotodi.

The sentences are to run concurrently and they are all declared unfit to possess firearms.

Mpumlanga Hawks head Major General Zodwa Mokoena applauded the investigating officer for his endurance in ensuring that the accused faced the full might of the law.

“The release of the accused on bail did not deter the investigating officer on his goal of a successful prosecution and I also applaud the judiciary on such a decisive judgement,” said Mokoena.