Man murders ex-girlfriend and her mother, gets 2 life sentences

Ex-boyfriend who is said to have killed his ex-girlfriend and her mother has been sentenced to two life sentences for double murder and two attempted murders.

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TWO LIFE TERMS FOR KILLING EX-GIRLFRIEND AND HER MOTHER

36-year-old Boitshoko Abednigo Swanepoel was sentenced for the double murder of his ex-girlfriend and the ex-lover’s mother. He was also sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for each of the two attempted murder charges.

This is after he attempted to kill his then two-year-old daughter and his ex-lover’s brother. The shooting incident happened on Tuesday, 25 September 2018.

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It was reported at the time of the incident that Swanepoel went to his then ex-lover’s house at Lonely Park outside Mahikeng to speak with her regarding a court interdict issued against him.

HEATED ARGUMENT LEADS TO FATAL SHOOTING

An argument ensued between Swanepoel and the then 52-year-old lover’s mother. The convict then took out a firearm and shot the ex-girlfriend, the mother and their daughter.

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Upon hearing the gun sound, the ex-girlfriend’s brother went to check at the house, but Swanepoel also shot at him.

The two-year-old daughter was rushed to Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg with serious injuries.

After the shooting incident, Swanepoel fled the scene, and police searched for him until he was arrested on Friday, 28 September 2018, at Setlagole village outside Mahikeng.

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He has been behind the bars ever since his arrest in September 2018. Swanepoel was found guilty as charged and sentenced as follows:

• 2 Counts of murder: 2 life sentences
• 2 Counts of attempted murder:10 years jail term each.

The court ordered that all sentences imposed will run concurrently with the two life imprisonment.

Swanepoel was also declared unfit to possess a firearm in terms of section 103 of the Firearms Control Act, 2000 (Act No. 60 of 2000).

This article was originally published by Cwenga Maqhubela.