Asithandile Zozo: Ex boyfriend

Asithandile “Kwasa” Zozo
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Asithandile Zozo: Ex boyfriend sentenced for Wits student’s murder

Asithandile Zozo (19) was stabbed to death by Viwe Rulumeni in the Eastern Cape back in August 2020, in full view of her siblings

Asithandile Zozo: Ex boyfriend

Asithandile “Kwasa” Zozo
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The wheels of justice have turned quickly for Asithandile Zozo, who was savagely stabbed to death by her former boyfriend. The man, 22 year-old Viwe Rulumeni, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars by the Butterworth Regional Court, 10 months since his attack on her.

Asithandile Zozo’s brutal murder

Viwe Rulumeni killed the 19-year-old woman back in August 2020, allegedly because he had been left scorned after she refused to continue pursuing a relationship with him. All this in full view of her younger siblings.

He is alleged to have subsequently attempted to commit suicide by swallowing pills, but he survived and was placed under police guard at a hospital in Butterworth, just days later.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Eastern Cape’s spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said the now-convicted murderer admitted to having refused to accept the fact that Zozo had ended their relationship.

“On the day of the incident, he went to Zozo’s home in Dutywa because she was ignoring his attempts to talk to her,” Tyali said.

“He then forcefully took Zozo to an open field where he stabbed her several times until the knife he was using broke. After killing Zozo, Rulumeni took a poisonous substance in an attempt to commit suicide but he was taken to hospital where he recovered”

NPA Eastern Cape’s spokesperson Luxolo Tyali

He also made reference to a report compiled by a social worker, which points to Rulumeni having had a difficult childhood.

“The report also revealed that he was motivated by jealousy when he committed the offence because Zozo had progressed to university, while his life seemed to have stagnated after passing matric,” Tyali added.

Eastern Cape Director of Public Prosecutions in the Mthatha Region, Barry Madolo, has lauded the investigation and prosecution teams for managing to conclude the case in such a short space of time.

“We will continue to strive for swift justice without compromising prosecutions, more especially in our priority crimes such as femicide,” he said.