One of the accused men who will be appearing in court on Monday 11 April for the murder of Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was sentenced to 12 years for attempted murder on an unrelated charge. Muzi Sibiya was facing a charge of attempted murder and was found guilty.
Muzikawukhulelwa (Muzi) Sthemba Sibiya appeared at the Vosloorus Magistrates Court where he was handed a 12-year sentence. Sibiya was convicted of attempted murder of Ntombenhle Ndaba and Mfanelo Mbatha after he randomly shot at the two women, but they luckily survived the incident. The court declared Sibiya unfit to be in possession of a firearm.
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He was also accused of shooting his girlfriend in December. She threatened to expose him and whistle blow about his involvement in the murder of Senzo Meyiwa after he told her everything about the shooting.
The National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has welcomed the sentencing of Sibiya for the attempted murder of two women and for shooting his girlfriend. “The NPA believes that 12 years imprisonment fits the crime of attempted murder. It is significant that the man is one of the accused in the case of the murder of Senzo Meyiwa.”
The five suspects accused of the murder of Meyiwa are expected to face trial on Monday, eight years after the pirate’s goalkeeper was murdered. Sibiya, 34, Bongani Sindiso Ntanzi, 30, Mthobisi Prince Ncube, 36, and Mthokoziseni Ziphozonke Maphisa, 35, have all been charged with the murder and will stand trial.
Source: News24, Times Live, The Citizen, image from News24
