News24 | Life sentences for stepmother, lover who ordered hit on KZN traditional leader

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A KZN woman and her lover were sentenced to life in prison for ordering a hit on her stepson.

A KZN woman and her lover were sentenced to life in prison for ordering a hit on her stepson.

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The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg sentenced a stepmother and her lover to life imprisonment for the murder of a traditional leader in November 2021.

NPA spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara said the incident happened in Nkandla.

She said Lizzy Khethiwe Zondi, 52, and Wilmot Celimpilo Shabangu, 62, were sentenced on Thursday. 

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