'Shoelace killer' sentenced to life imprisonment
A south coast man dubbed the 'shoelace killer' has been handed four life sentences for killing four members of his family.
Yesterday, Wesley Neil Julyan was found guilty of strangling his brother, Jeffrey, 10-year-old nephew Ethan, 16-year old niece, Kayla McKenna and his brother's father-in-law, Peter Eugene McKenna at their home in Mtwalume in 2017.
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The NPA's Natasha Kara says the 34-year-old was sentenced earlier today by the KwaZulu-Natal High Court sitting in Mthunzini."The accused was sentenced today. He was given four life terms, one for each of the murders, and an additional five years for arson," said Kara.
"The NPA in KwaZulu-Natal welcomes the sentence and hopes that it serves as a deterrent for other like-minded individuals."
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In 2004, a teenaged Julyan was jailed for 13 years for strangling an Amanzimtoti man to death with a shoe lace.