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  1. LazyLion

    KZN Woman Jailed for Murder

    A woman who stabbed another woman to death was sentenced by the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, KwaZulu-Natal police said. Captain Thulani Zwane said 30-year-old Ncamisile Sokhela was sentenced to 15 years in prison. She fatally stabbed Thembelihle Buthelezi during a...
  3. LazyLion

    Northern Cape Man Jailed for Rape, Murder

    A 29-year-old man was sentenced to two life terms in jail for murder and rape by the Richmond Magistrate's Court in the Northern Cape, the NPA said on Wednesday. National Prosecuting Authority regional spokesman Phaladi Shuping said James Matroos of Middelburg in the Eastern Cape was...
  4. LazyLion

    Pupil Held After Boy Stabbed to Death

    A Grade 11 Cape Town pupil was stabbed to death on a school bus, the Cape Times reported on Wednesday. An 18-year-old, also believed to be a pupil, was arrested on a charge of murder after the stabbing on Tuesday morning. Western Cape education department spokesman Paddy Attwell said Uviwe...
  5. LazyLion

    Five People Killed in Mitchells Plain

    Five people have been killed in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain, in Cape Town during a robbery, Western Cape police said on Wednesday. "Two unidentified men entered the house, allegedly used as a bakery, and demanded the safe, [and] fired shots at six occupants," Colonel Tembinkosi Kinana said...
  6. LazyLion

    Two More Arrested for Farm Killing

    Two more men have been arrested following the murder of Ventersdorp farmer, North West police said on Tuesday. They would appear in the town's magistrate's court on Wednesday, Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said. A 22-year-old man arrested on Sunday would appear in the same court with the two...
  7. LazyLion

    Metro Cops Murder Condemned

    Those who attack and kill police officers will be dealt with "decisively", Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Monday. "We shall not tolerate any provocation of police officers when they perform their duties," he said in a statement. "There is no carte blanche to say people must attack...
  8. LazyLion

    Saudi Court Sentences Indonesian Maid to Death for Child Murder

    A Saudi court sentenced an Indonesian housemaid to death after she was convicted of murdering her employers' four-year-old child, the Saudi Gazette reported on Monday. The maid was "charged with decapitating the girl with a cleaver when her parents were away at work and her sisters were at...
  9. LazyLion

    Date Set for Child Murder Trial

    Three men appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Friday in connection with the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a six-year-old girl. Judge Robert Henney ruled that their trial would start on May 20 and that they would remain in custody until then. Asemahle Ntsabo was playing with...
  10. LazyLion

    Possible Plea Bargain for Cape Town Cop Murder Trial

    A couple accused of killing a policeman and burying his body in their backyard appeared in the Western Cape High Court on Friday. The court heard that Barnabas Sentiwe could plead guilty in terms of section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act, which deals with plea and sentencing agreements...
  11. LazyLion

    Joburg Cop Jailed for Killing his Girlfriend

    A Johannesburg policeman has been jailed for 15 years for killing his girlfriend, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said on Thursday. Constable Matswantswa Phineas Kgarose, 26, was sentenced by the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday for killing Emmy Refiloe Lebopo...
  12. LazyLion

    Suspected Killer Captured in Oregon Motel

    Police stormed a motel room in a seaside Oregon town Tuesday evening and captured a Washington state man suspected of killing his grandparents, ending a multistate search and a tense daylong standoff at the motel. Officers found Michael Boysen lying on the floor on his back with apparently...
  13. LazyLion

    Western Cape men to Appear for Woman's Death

    Four men will appear in a Western Cape court for allegedly brutally assaulting a woman and hacking her to death with a panga, it was reported on Wednesday. The Daily Voice reported that Sinodia Schutt, 32, was found dead in Saldanha at the end of February. She had a dislocated jaw and had...
  14. LazyLion

    Court Hears of Cape Town Cop Killing

    The Khayelitsha Magistrate's Court, in Cape Town, has heard the details of how two gunmen killed a policeman, it was reported on Wednesday. The Daily Voice reported that investigating officer Detective Hisham Cloete testified on Tuesday about Superintendent Mpumelelo Xakekile's death in...
  15. LazyLion

    Man Found with Bloody Knife, Charged with Murder

    A 29-year-old man has been arrested for murder after police found him with a bloody knife in Mayfair, near central Johannesburg, police said on Wednesday. "Johannesburg central sector police arrested a 29-year-old suspect for murder at Mayfair on 12 March at 1pm," said spokesman Xoli Mbele...
  16. LazyLion

    Mother Names Winnie Mandela as Her Son's Killer

    http://ewn.co.za/2013/03/12/Mother-names-Winnie-as-her-sons-killer
  17. LazyLion

    Six Appear over Free State Murders

    Six people accused of the murder of an elderly couple in Bethulie in the southern Free State appeared in the Bethulie Magistrate's Court on Monday. They would be back in court on March 25, said prosecutor Anne Pretorius. Tshepo Ramatlama, 18, Sphiwe Sakman, 18, and four minors face charges...
  18. LazyLion

    Hawks Probing ANC Murder Plot Claim

    The Hawks police unit is investigating a report of a murder plot against North West ANC politician Patrick Chauke. "We can't talk more about it. We can only confirm that we received the report and we are looking into it," spokesman Captain Paul Ramaloko said on Monday. The Sowetan...
  19. LazyLion

    Griekwastad Trial: Murder of the Steenkamp Family

    The Kimberley High Court on Monday granted the media permission to cover the trial of the teenager accused of killing the Steenkamp family on their farm. Northern Cape Judge President Frans Kgomo allowed journalists from Media 24, Independent Newspapers, Central Media Group, SABC, and Sapa to...
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    6 siblings executed with AK-47's in South Africa.

    And who was that moron saying a few days ago "South Africa is a safe country"? WTF http://m.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/Gunmen-kill-6-siblings-in-KZN-20130309 Clearly, whichever monkey said that must indeed have very low safety standards.
  21. LazyLion

    Car Thief Strangles Baby in China: Police

    A Chinese car thief strangled a two-month-old baby to death after stealing a vehicle with the infant inside, police said, provoking outrage across the country Wednesday. The boy was in an SUV stolen by Zhou Xijun, 48, in northeastern Jilin province on Monday, triggering a hunt involving...
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