Cop killers sentenced to life behind bars
Updated | By Newswatch
Three cop killers have been sentenced to life behind bars, for the murder of a police captain in northern KZN’s Maphumulo area.
Dumisani Mhlanzi was shot during an armed robbery at a shopping centre in 2018.
The suspects made off with cash, cell phones and his service pistol. Two suspects Mdeliseni Mathonsi and Goodboy Sibiya were arrested at the KwaMashu men’s hostel.
Their three accomplices were killed during a shootout with police.
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The sixth suspect Siphamandla Mathonsi was captured last year. The trio lined up in the Pietermaritzburg High Court yesterday and was handed a combined 143-year sentence that will run concurrently.
They were convicted of a string of crimes including robbery and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
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