Sindisiwe Precious Manqele, convicted murderer of Skwatta Kamp star, Nkululeko “Flabba” Habedi, has been granted parole.
Manqele stabbed the rap artist. She has always maintained that she did it in self-defence.
The stabbing happened at the musician’s Alexandra home in March 2015.
In a statement released on Tuesday, correctional services department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said Manqele’s parole became effective from Tuesday May 24.
“The decision was taken by the correctional supervision and parole board (CSPB) having assessed Manqele’s profile as submitted by the case management committee and other material presented for the purposes of parole consideration.
“Her parole placement is in line with section 73 of the Correctional Services Act, which determines the minimum period of sentence that must be served before consideration may be granted for possible placement.
“Manqele takes responsibility for the offence she committed and is remorseful about it. She completed all the identified programmes as per her correctional sentence plan and participated in victim-offender dialogue in 2018.
“It is critical to highlight that parole placement is not the end of the sentence as Manqele will complete the remainder of the sentence in the system of community corrections where she is expected to comply with a specific set of conditions and will be subjected to supervision until her sentence expires on May 23 2028.
“Parole placement forms part of the total rehabilitation programme in correcting offending behaviour and may include continuation of programmes aimed at reintegration whilst in the system of community corrections.”
Manqele was found guilty of murdering Habedi in December 2015 and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in March 2016.
