Man gets life imprisonment for brutally stabbing the mother of his child to death

A man was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment after he stabbed the mother of his two-year-old to death in Piet Retief in February this year.

THE YOUNG MOTHER WAS STABBED TO DEATH AND LEFT IN A POOL OF BLOOD

According to police spokesperson Brigadier Selvy Mohlala, the 30-year-old man was sentenced in the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court.

“The sentence was imposed today, Wednesday, 06 October 2021 by the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court, which was sitting at Breyten to a man who murdered the mother of his two-year-old son at Piet Retief on 11 February 2021.”

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Mohlala said the court heard that on the said day, the man went to visit the mother of his child where she was residing with her grandmother and her son.

“Upon his arrival, the grandmother, at the time, was unaware that their relationship was over. She (grandmother) then went and informed her granddaughter that she had a visitor. The two were left whilst the granny babysat the child.

“Moments later, the boy child was sent to fetch something in her mother’s room, and that is when it was discovered that the victim was stabbed and left bleeding profusely in a pool of blood by the accused who fled the scene thereafter.”

Mohlala said the woman was unfortunately certified dead by the paramedics, and a murder case was opened accordingly by the police at Piet Retief.

An investigation commenced, and a manhunt was launched for the suspect.

“The following day, 12 February 2021, the accused handed himself to police at Piet Retief, and he was charged accordingly but never pleaded guilty when he appeared in court even throughout the trial. Nonetheless, he was convicted yesterday, 5 October 2021.”

He added that the decision to sentence the accused (his name is withheld for the protection of the minor) was taken after enough evidence was presented in court, revealing details on how he brutally stabbed the 20-year-old woman to death.

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“Prior to his sentencing today, the accused surprisingly asked the Acting Judge of the High Court, Takalani Vincent Ratshibvumo, to apologize to the woman’s family.

“When he was offered the opportunity to do so, the accused then said that he killed the victim, motivated by selfishness and jealousy after she decided to end the abusive relationship.”

However, the Acting Judge was unequivocal in his decision and indicated that he does not have a reason to deviate from the prescribed sentence of life imprisonment for similar charges as the man showed no remorse throughout the trial. The court also declared him unfit to possess a firearm.