Life sentence for Limpopo man who killed farmer, worker
The High Court in Limpopo has sentenced a man to two life terms for the murder of a farmer and his employee in Bela Bela.
Lazarus Mohapi (28) was also handed additional 48 years behind bars for seven other counts.
The 28-year-old was convicted on two counts of murder, conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition.
He was also convicted for contravening the Immigration Act.
In August 2019, Mohapi went to a farm in Radium and killed the farm owner Simon Malebane and his employee Daniel Leburu.
Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says Mohapi was traced and arrested three days after the incident.
"The case was assigned to Captain Dana Smith of Bela-Bela Detectives, and she diligently worked on the case to ensure that the suspect was incarcerated for life. The court ordered that all sentences to run concurrently with the life sentence."
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