CAPE TOWN - A 48-year-old Rustenburg man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murders of his estranged wife and her friend.
Police spokesperson Ofentse Mokgadi said the Rustenburg Regional Court, on Friday, sentenced George Motsamai Ntlheng to life imprisonment for the murders of his estranged wife, Boitumelo Daphney Molabatsi (36) and an additional fifteen years imprisonment for murdering her friend, Emelda Matsho (38) at Sunrise Park in 2019.
“The court heard that on that fateful day, Monday, March 4, 2019, Ntlheng followed his estranged wife, who was unaware of him following her, to a friend’s house.
“While the wife was inside the house waiting for her friend, Ntlheng attacked her with a knife. He stabbed her multiple times, leading to her death,” Mokgadi said.
“He then proceeded to the house of his estranged wife's alleged boyfriend. The man managed to escape, but he subsequently killed Matsho, who was a friend to the wife and happened to be at the vicinity at the time.”
Both victims were brutally stabbed to death.
The Boitekong police were notified, and Ntlheng was traced and arrested the same night.
“Warrant Officer Richard Mfaladi of Boitekong detectives was assigned as the Investigating Officer, and he successfully opposed bail in court numerous times,” Mokgadi added.
The Bojanala Sub-District 2, Acting Police District Commander, Brigadier Regina Ntoagae and her management team welcomed the sentence and further applauded both Mfaladi and Constable Patrick Sebalane for their sterling detective work.
Cape Times