Three jailed for murdering off-duty police officer

Staff Reporter

Three men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms by the Western Cape High Court for the murder of an unarmed off-duty police officer and the later killing of a state witness linked to the case.

Luzuko Yalezo, 40, was sentenced to an effective 28 years’ direct imprisonment after being convicted on two counts of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, pointing of a firearm, kidnapping, two counts of illegal possession of a firearm, and two counts of illegal possession of ammunition.

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Although the court imposed a cumulative sentence of 111 years’ direct imprisonment, it ordered parts of the sentence to run concurrently. Yalezo was also declared unfit to possess a firearm.

His co-accused, Mzukisi Ntetha, 34, and Athenkosi Kolanisi, 32, were each convicted of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances.

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