
A 38-year-old Malose Jimmy Masosa who brutally murdered his wife Mokgaetjie Lydia Tshabi (37) sentenced to 18 years direct imprisonment
The court heard that on Saturday, 11 May 2024, midnight, the deceased had a heated argument with her husband, Malose Jimmy Masosa, outside Tseu tavern at Mapela Danisani.
They decided to go home; the deceased’s brother saw what was happening and decided to follow them. Along the way, the accused stabbed his wife several times on her body with a sharp object. His brother tried to intervene, but he was also chased away.
Thereafter, he dragged her to the nearby household where the owner was asleep and left her dead body.
On Thursday, 16 January 2025, the accused was found guilty of murder and sentenced to an effective 18 years imprisonment.