Olitemba
On Tuesday, 16 September 2025, the Benoni Magistrates’ Court sentenced Mpho Motsoso (42) to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his wife, Precious Mapuleng Mochadibane (39). The couple had been separated after Mochadibane told Motsoso she needed peace. On 29 January 2023, Motsoso went to the house they had shared, where the deceased was with her mother and their two children, aged 16 and 7. He attempted to start a fight, but the mother intervened and told him to sleep in an outside room.The following morning, he entered the house saying he wanted to bathe. After he fetched a knife from the kitchen, he stabbed his wife in her bedroom while she was sitting on the bed reading a Bible. The attack occurred in front of their children. He then took her car keys and bank cards, drove away, and later withdrew money. He proceeded to a sangoma in Klipriver for “spiritual cleansing,” where police arrested him after tracing the vehicle via its tracker. Since his arrest, Motsoso remained in custody after the NPA successfully opposed bail. In court, he pleaded not guilty and chose to remain silent. Magistrate Lesufi agreed with the State that Motsoso had shown no remorse and found no substantial or compelling circumstances to justify a lesser sentence, imposing life imprisonment.
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