Cape Town - Renaldo van Rooyen and Tawfeeq Ebrahim have been found guilty of the murder of Kuils River mom Zara Hector.
Judgment was handed down by Judge Lister Nuku in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday.
The WC High Court has convicted two men,Renaldo Van Rooyen and Tawfeeq Ebrahim, 4 the murder of Kuils River mom, Zara Hector. @TheCapeArgus
— Zodidi Dano (@Zoey_dano) May 2, 2018
She had been hacked to death with a hammer on March 15, 2016. Her body was discovered ten days later.
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Both had pleaded guilty to her murder and did not testify in court.
SLAIN: Zara Jane Hector was found dead in March 2016
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Judge Nuku said the State had proved both of the accused were in each other's company on the day Hector was murdered.
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Watch: As they are taken down. Sentencing proceedings will start on Monday. pic.twitter.com/kVUygZAMN5
— Zodidi Dano (@Zoey_dano) May 2, 2018
Sentencing proceedings will start on Monday, May 7.