Limpopo Christmas Day Killer Enoch Ndou Breaks Down As Judgement Passed in Viral Court Scenes

• Multiple murder accused, Enoch Ndou, has been found guilty of killing seven of his family members on Christmas Day 2021
• Ndou shot and killed his two nephews, his nephew's wife and four minors at their home in Jimmy Jones village in Limpopo
• During his trial judgement in the Thohoyandou High Court on 14 February 2025, the then-accused appeared to break down

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THOHOYANDOU — A guilty verdict for a multiple murder accused ensured dramatic scenes at the Thohoyandou High Court sitting at the Waterval Magistrate's Court outside Louis Trichardt, Limpopo.

Enoch Ndou broke down in tears as the court convicted him for murdering seven relatives during an inherence dispute at their home in Jimmy Jones village outside Malamulele in Limpopo on Wednesday, 25 December 2021.

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They included his two nephews, his nephew's wife and four children aged between one and twelve after Ndou, 53, gunned them down.

The case suffered a postponement multiple times, becoming protracted after the court granted a trial within a trial on 12 September 2024 after Ndou contested the admissibility of a confession statement.

As Judge Thogomelani Tshidada read the judgement, indicating that the state had proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt, Ndou became visibly agitated.

Tshidada was heard saying:

"Only a nine-year-old, [Mfundo], survived the tragic ordeal since he was found unharmed."

In response, Ndou wailed as he stood inside the dock and splayed his arms. He kept repeating:

"Yes! Yes, oh, my God!"

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Tshidada further noted that Ndou had failed to prove he was psychologically incapacitated to stand trial.

"[The] accused also failed to prove he was psychologically incapacitated at the time or on the day that he committed the [murders]. The state presented uncontested evidence proving the accused's guilt," he said.

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