Baphumulele Zulu (24) has been handed two life sentences by Ixopo Regional Court in KZN for murdering two schoolgirls near Creighton in Ngwagwane in 2022.

Zululand Observer reports that he received another eight years for escaping lawful custody.

KZN National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara says Amanda Zulu and Minenhle Buthelezi – two Grade 12 pupils – were renting a house in the area to be closer to school.

“On the evening of July 30, 2022, both complainants were attacked at the house. Following the incident, Amanda Zulu was found bleeding outside the house. She was taken to the hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

“Buthelezi’s body was found further away in a ditch in a field. Both had been brutally assaulted on their heads with an unknown object. Zulu was arrested after a family member handed him over to the police.”

Ramkisson-Kara says both families were confused as to the motives behind the killings, and that Zulu had not appeared remorseful.

“This sentence underscores the seriousness with which the justice system views crimes of this nature. The accused in this matter snuffed out the lives of two young women. The NPA remains resolute in our pursuit of justice on behalf of the victims of crime,” she says.

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