North West Man Sentenced to Life for Brutal Murder of Mother, Peeps Demand More:”Bring Back Death Penalty”

North West Man Sentenced to Life for Brutal Murder of Mother, Peeps Demand More:”Bring Back Death Penalty”

  • A man from the North West will spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering his mother
  • The man committed the heinous crime in December 2017 and was arrested four days after the murder
  • South Africans are not satisfied with the sentence and are calling for the death penalty to come back

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North West - A 31-year-old man in the North West has been sentenced to life in jail for the gruesomely brutal murder of his mother.

A man has been sentenced for killing his mother.
A North West man was sentenced to life for killing his mother. Image: stock photo
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South Africans are not happy with the sentence claiming that such heinous and inhumane crimes deserve harsher punishments like the death penalty.

Thabo Ernest Nkoane shocked the nation in 2017 when word about how he ended his mother's life and disposed of her remains spread.

On 22 December 2017, Nkoane killed dismembered and burnt his mother in her home at Buanja Lefaragatlha village near Phokeng in Rustenburg TimesLIVE reported.

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Neighbours and friends of the deceased raised alarms when the women didn't turn up to work or church. Upon searching her property, police found her charred remains, News24 reported.

Nkoane was arrested for premeditated murder four days after he killed his mother.

South Africans demand harsher sentences for people who commit heinous crimes

Fed up with the senseless and brutal murders in the country, South Africans are demanding the death penalty be brought back.

Here are some comments:

Narisha Rampersadh demanded

"Bring back the death penalty for these inhumane crimes."

Thuthukile Khumalo complained:

"Our justice system is a joke nxa!"

Mahlogonolo Kolobe Bonoko claimed:

"He will come out with a degree and honours."

Mlungisi Kelembe asked:

"Gee, why should we keep this person alive? This one can't be corrected nor can he be rehabilitated."

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Vuyiswa Mamnguni Ndzakana added:

"That's still not enough. I hope these people stay alone in prison too because it would be unfair for others with minor crimes to stay with this zombie."

Lawrence Moeti said:

"But the death penalty is really needed in this country or else this will never stop."

Kenneth Maseko echoed:

"A life sentence is not enough,in fact, we need to review capital punishment for such cases."

Samantha Dampies questioned:

"Why life in prison and not the death penalty? This type of evil doesn't need to still live."

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In a similar story, Briefly News reported the KwaZulu-Natal police constable who gunned down his fiancée and his friend within 24 hours of each other three weeks ago has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment.

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Constable Lindokuhle Sikhakhane pleaded guilty to the murders of Samukelisiwe Mtshali and Sandile Nene in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Monday, 30 January.

Sikhakhane detailed what led to the double murders in his plea statement to the court. The police constable allegedly suspected his fiancée, Mtshali, of cheating when she decided to go home on 6 January on the pretence of being ill, then refused to answer his calls.

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Lerato Mutsila (Current affairs editor) Lerato Mutsila is a journalist with 3 years of experience. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Pearson Institute of Higher Education in 2020, majoring in broadcast journalism, political science and communication. Lerato joined the Briefly News current affairs desk in August 2022. Mutsila is also a fellow of the 2021/2022 Young African Journalists Acceleration programme, which trained African journalists in climate journalism. You can contact Lerato at lerato.mutsila@breifly.co.za