KZN man killed for cellphone

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Published Aug 17, 2018

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Durban - A man who had been collecting water from a roadside tap was shot dead on the R103 Zeederburg Road, Merrivale in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands.

Lieutenant Colonel Thulani Zwane, a KwaZulu Natal police spokesperson, said a 40-year-old man was shot and killed on Thursday. 

" It is alleged that the victim was shot after two suspects robbed him of his cellphone. No arrest has been made. A case of murder was opened at the Mpophomeni police station." he said. 

Shawn Herbst, the media spokesperson for Netcare 911, said paramedics responded to reports of a shooting where they found a man with a gunshot wound to his head. 

"Reports from the scene indicate that while collecting water from a roadside tap an adult male believed to be in his forties sustained a gunshot wound to his head. The patient was assessed by an Advanced life support paramedic and found to have no signs of life. He was declared dead on the scene," Herbst said. 

In a separate matter, the Esikhaleni Regional Court convicted and sentenced 37-year-old Babo Sphamandla Dube to life imprisonment for killing Lindeni Mkhwanazi,27, on Wednesday. 

Dube and his accomplice entered a house in Ndaya Reserve by kicking the door open and found Mkhwanazi with her fiancé. They threatened them with a firearm, demanded cellphones and cash in February 2016. They then shot at Mkhwanazi who was in the bedroom, fatally wounding her and fled. She sustained four gunshot wounds.

A case of murder and robbery was opened at Esikhaleni police station for investigation. A thorough investigation was conducted which led to the arrest of the accused.  He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and 15 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances. 

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