SON SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR STABBING HIS FATHER TO DEATH
The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court in Mbombela has convicted and sentenced Siphamandla Gift Khumalo (22), to life imprisonment for the murder of his biological father. This is after the accused pleaded guilty to murdering his father Bheki Eric Khumalo (47). The accused and the deceased were residing together as a family in Mayflower. The deceased had businesses in Ermelo, and Glenmore and they visited his family on regular basis
In his plea, the accused told the court that his relationship with the deceased became sour after he did not support him in his career choice of becoming a musician. His father wanted him to pursue a career in engineering.
As a result, the accused felt that the deceased was a stumbling block towards his dream career and then left his family home in Mayflower to Ermelo, where the deceased was conducting business. He armed himself with a knife and waited for the deceased to arrive, then produced a knife and fatally stab him in the neck.
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