Man sentenced to life for murder of girlfriend in KZN

2026-03-10 - 03:03

A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The man appeared in the Scottburgh Regional Court on Monday, where the sentence was handed down. The woman who was murdered in 2024 and her boyfriend were in a domestic relationship and had a child together. On 28 July 2024, the man saw his girlfriend with another man at a beach in the Hibberdene area and confronted her, believing she was in a romantic relationship with the man. ALSO READ: Two suspects killed in shootout with police in Inanda, KZN Murder National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara said the man confronted his girlfriend again, later, this time at a shebeen in the Mthwalume area. “The accused once again confronted her and told her she should not be at the shebeen. The deceased left the establishment, but the accused followed her. When he caught up with her, he began assaulting her. “Later that evening, a neighbour heard the deceased crying from the room she shared with the accused. The accused was subsequently seen leaving the room and walking towards a nearby shop. The following morning, the same neighbour went to the room to check on the deceased and found her lying on the bed with multiple assault injuries across her body,” Ramkisson-Kara said. Ramkisson-Kara said the police were called to the crime scene. “After committing the offence, the accused fled the area but handed himself over to the police four days later.” Trial During court proceedings, Prosecutor Active Njakazi led the testimony of the neighbour who discovered the deceased, as well as the police officers who responded to the scene and the investigating officer. The doctor who conducted