VIDEO: Families of the victims who were killed by serial killer sobbed in pain in Mpumalanga High Court
February 7, when Mndawe was in court for sentencing, the matter had to be adjourned when the state advocate was reading the victim impact statements.
The victim impact statements of the women who were murdered by the serial killer, Julius Thabiso Mndawe (26) of Numbi Trust, evoked emotions in the Mpumalanga High Court on Monday February 7.
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The matter had to be adjourned when the state advocate was reading the victim impact statements. The families’ emotions overpowered them and they could be heard crying in court. Mndawe has been found guilty of five counts of premeditated murder and five counts of defeating the ends of justice.
He is found guilty of murdering and burying Banele Khoza (15), Noxolo Mdluli (17), Tokie Tlaka (24), Nomthandazo Mdluli (19) and Felicia Ndlovu (17) between 2018 and 2019 in Numbi Village in Hazyview.
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This follows his plea of guilt on Tuesday February 1, which the state did not accept. In his plea, Mndawe told the court that the incidents had happened on the spur of the moment.
The state did not agree with his statement.On the day of the judgement, acting judge Denise Greyling Coetzer said the murders were premeditated.
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