Boyfriend of Tshegofatso Pule arrested for her murder

Boyfriend of Tshegofatso Pule arrested for her murder

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that the boyfriend of the slain 28-year-old Tshegofatso Pule has been arrested in connection with her murder.

Tshegofatso Pule
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On Friday, Pule's killer Muzikayise Malephane pleaded guilty on all four charges brought against him and was sentenced to 20 years.

 

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Malephane also agreed to turn state witness and will be testifying in the state's case against the boyfriend.

Malephane told the Johannesburg high court that Pule's boyfriend paid him to commit the murder.

 

He pleaded guilty to murder, defeating the ends of justice as well as unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

 

Pule's body was found hanging from a tree in Durban Deep, west of Johannesburg.

 

The 28-year-old was eight months pregnant at the time of her murder.

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