Two men sentenced for murders in Mpumalanga
Bonginkosi Neil Malope was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment by the Mpumalanga High Court, while Jeffrey Mnisi received 15 years from the Mhala Regional Court.
Two Mpumalangan men, Bonginkosi Neil Malope (38) and Jeffrey Mnisi (35), were recently convicted for separate murders and sentenced accordingly.
The Mpumalanga High Court sentenced Malope to 20 years’ imprisonment for the murder of Nontobeko Shirley Mkandawire in KaNyamazane on September 11, 2022.
According to a Mpumalanga police spokesperson, Colonel Donald Mdhluli, Malope was arrested after a murder case was opened when Mkandawire’s body had been found with multiple injuries in a house in Tekwane South.
“The investigation revealed that she was murdered by the offender, who had switched on the TV on a high volume and locked the door. He left the victim bleeding profusely inside the house and fled the scene. It was also revealed in court that prior to the incident, the offender and the woman had had an argument the previous day,” Mdhluli said.
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“Subsequent to that horrific event, the man informed one of his family members about what he had done. He handed himself over to the police, and was arrested and charged accordingly.”
The Mhala Regional Court sentenced Mnisi to 15 years’ imprisonment for the murder of Mathilda Siwele in Calcutta in March 2023.
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“The Calcutta police received information about the lifeless body of a woman at a certain liquor outlet in Justicia. Siwele’s body was found on the ground. A murder case was opened, and after an investigation was conducted, it was found that Mnisi used a wooden mortar to attack the woman, and then fled the scene. He was traced and arrested at his residence,” Mdhluli said.
