Marike de Klerk: Inside the ex-first lady’s brutal murder
The details surrounding the savage killing of former first lady Marike de Klerk are beyond disturbing – and not for the faint-hearted.
In two weeks, the man convicted for the gruesome killing of South Africa’s former first lady, Marike de Klerk, will be a free man. It was the Department of Correctional Services which announced that Luyanda Mboniswa was granted parole and will leave prison on 30 August 2023.
De Klerk, who was the ex-wife of former president FW de Klerk, was murdered during a robbery at her home in December 2001. The details surrounding the incident are rather grim and not for the faint-hearted.
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WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT MARIKE DE KLERK’S KILLING
Luyanda Mboniswa worked as a security guard at the luxury apartment complex that Marike de Klerk was staying. De Klerk’s lifeless body was found in her bathroom.
Mboniswa, who was only 21 years old at the time, is said to have broken several bones in de Klerk’s throat, which caused a blood vessel to burst in her eye. The 64-year-old also suffered some serious head injuries and had a steak knife plunged into her back.
Before fleeing the scene, Mboniswa stole a gold watch, a cellphone and some money.
At the time of the incident, FW de Klerk was in Stockholm, Sweden, where he was attending a Nobel Peace Prize event..
Mboniswa was sentenced to life behind bars for de Klerk’s savage killing.
DCS: FORMER FIRST LADY’S MURDERER GETS PAROLED
Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said Mboniswa was considered for parole as he served the required minimum time to qualify.
After his release, he will be admitted into the community corrections system, where he will be expected to comply with specific set of parole conditions for the rest of his natural life.
“He will be assigned a monitoring official to render supervision duties. Normal parole conditions will apply, such as being restricted to his magisterial district. He is also not allowed to have contact with the family of the victim and shall not change his residential address without informing the monitoring official.”
Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo
Marike and FW de Klerk were married between 1989 and 1994. The former president died in November 2021.
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