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Woman who hired her neighbour to k!ll her uncle for insurance payout, sentenced to 26 years imprisonment

A South African woman who hired her neighbour to k!ll her uncle so that she could benefit from an insurance policy has been sentenced to an effective 26 years behind bars.

 

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Nompelo Maloyi, 37, and her neighbour and hitman Yithulwazi “Lwazi” Kay, 35, were sentenced in the High Court of South Eastern Cape Division.

 

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Kay also received a 26 year jail term.

 

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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said the duo were convicted for the murder of 66-year-old Mynhardt Maloyi.

 

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The victim was found inside his house in Henry Street in Graaff-Reinet with multiple stab wounds to his upper body in November 2022.

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Nompelo, who was Maloyi’s niece, was the beneficiary of several insurance policies, which she had taken out on him.

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The total insurance was worth R165,000.

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“Evidence presented in court revealed that she orchestrated the murder by soliciting the assistance of her neighbour, Kay, promising him a fee of R20,000 for his involvement,” said NPA spokesperson Luxolo Tyali.

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Maloyi was killed at his Umasizakhe township home in Graaff-Reinet on November 25, 2022.

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On the night of the murder, Nompelo left her child with another neighbour, and together with Kay, armed with a knife, went to the Mynhardt’s home.

 

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“Acting as his primary caregiver, Nompelo ensured access to the house.

 

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“Once inside, the two accosted Mynhardt, bound his hands and feet with shoelaces, struck him on the head with a blunt object, and stabbed him multiple times in the neck.

 

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He succumbed to his injuries and died at the scene.”

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The NPA said his body was discovered the following morning after Nompelo feigned concern and asked a neighbour to check on her uncle under the guise of delivering groceries.

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“After the murder, Nompelo submitted claims against the insurance policies for financial gain.

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However, her involvement in the crime soon came to light when Kay, dissatisfied with the incomplete payment of his promised fee, began threatening her.

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“In a desperate move, Nompelo sought assistance from others to either eliminate Kay or lend her the balance of the promised fee.”

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The NPA said that the State argued for a life sentence, but the court determined that substantial and compelling circumstances justified a lesser sentence.

 

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“The prosecution intends to appeal what they deem an inappropriately lenient sentence.”

 

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Eastern Cape Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Barry Madolo commended the teams for a successful prosecution.

 

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“The conviction reflects our serious stance on premeditated murders perpetrated for selfish insurance gains, a troubling trend we see across the country.

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