DURBAN – On 15 September 2022, the Pietermaritzburg High Court convicted and sentenced Jabulani Cebolenkosi Mfanafuthi Mpungose (31) to life imprisonment for the murder of Dumsani Mfanafuthi Nxumalo (53). He was further sentenced to 15 years for carjacking.

On 03 July 2021, the body of Nxumalo was discovered by farm workers at Kranskop with gunshot wounds. The investigation revealed that the deceased was reported missing at Kranskop SAPS the previous day. A case of murder was opened for investigation.

The 31-year-old accused was traced to Tongaat SAPS where he was detained for reckless and negligent driving as well as for driving under the influence of alcohol. When he was interviewed he confessed to hijacking and killing of the 53-year-old man at Kranskop.

Mpungose was convicted and sentenced after the court heard how he killed the man before he stole his bakkie and fled to Tongaat. His accomplices are still being sought by police.

Source: South African Police Service