Fortune Busani Mthunzi (27) and Capson Nyathi (30) both of Pumula East in Bulawayo were sentenced to 25 years in jail for robbing Letron Dube (39) before stoning him to death. Dube was on his way to an all-night church service when he met his unfortunate fate.
The two were convicted of murder with actual intent by retired Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Nicholas Ndou. In passing sentence, Justice Ndou said:
This murder was committed during the course of a robbery and the fact is aggravatory. In casu, we are dealing with a case of robbery going horribly wrong with fatal consequences. The accused persons were youthful offenders at the time of committing the murder and unfortunately such offences are increasingly being committed by young men of their age group,
Robbery is a serious offence and even more serious when it results in the loss of human life. The now deceased was aged 39 with a future ahead of him and taking all circumstances into account, each accused person is sentenced to 25 years imprisonment
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