BREAKING: Zinhle Maditla sentenced to life
She was given four life sentences for poisoning her children in December last year.
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MIDDELBURG – Tears streamed down Zinhle Maditla’s face when she heard she would spend the rest of her life in prison.
During court proceedings, Judge Sheila Mphahlele said she could not find any reasons to deviate from the prescribed minimum sentence. “I am of the view that life imprisonment for all four children is the right sentence. Effectively you are sentenced to four life terms in prison,” said Mphahlele.
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When the court adjourned, her family members were emotional while Maditla immediately left the dock.
Here’s what social media had to say:
4 life sentence alone cannot bring back those children she needs prayers and deliverance from that wicked spirity of death that possessed her, please God help us #ZinhleMaditla
— currency (@yolisa17183631) September 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/Bongzakhoza/status/1174966667153031169
Four life sentences for Zinhle Maditla who murdered her 4 children when she fed the children rat poison.
Justice is served. Thank you judge Sheila Mphahlele pic.twitter.com/OX274q6xVT
— Daddy Cool (@dandy_smooth01) September 20, 2019
This is Zinhle Maditla, Zinhle murdered her own 4 kids with rat poison because she saw the father of her 2 children with another woman. Zinhle Maditla has been sentenced to 4 life imprisonment for the murder of her four children #ZinhleMaditla pic.twitter.com/FX9GySQASM
— Man’s NOT Barry Roux (@AdvoBarryRoux) September 20, 2019
The person they trusted, killed them… ohhh Nkosi yam those children didn’t deserve this😭😭😭 #ZinhleMaditla 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
— Makazi (@yourcrush_B) September 20, 2019