CHILDREN KILLER JAILED 35 YEARS

MBABANE – An intoxicated man who demanded food from his mother and killed his two minor nieces by hacking them with an axe, has been sentenced to 83 years imprisonment.

When he committed the offence, Nkosinathi Khumalo of Hhelehhele, under Chief Mgolombeni in northern Hhhohho, said he had smoked dagga and drunk traditional beer mixed with mankanjane.

Khumalo stabbed his mother, Thandi Zwane and hacked his three nieces and one nephew with an axe. The incident left his mother and two of the minors badly injured, while the two other children died from the injuries they sustained.
High Court Judge John Magagula found Khumalo guilty on November 21, 2018 and issued the sentence yesterday. The convict had been charged with two counts of murder and three of attempted murder.

The judge sentenced Khumalo to 35 years imprisonment on each of the two murder charges. The court further issued a sentence of five years on two of the attempted murder charges. He was sentenced to three years on the third count of attempted murder.

Judge Magagula ordered that the sentences should run concurrently, which means he will spend a period of 35 years behind bars. The judge further ordered that the sentences should be backdated to September 22, 2010 when he was arrested.

Judge Magagula said there was no doubt that Khumalo killed the two children by hacking them with an axe. According to the judge, Khumalo also assaulted his mother by stabbing her with a spear in the arm and right thigh. He further attacked two of the children with both the axe and spear.
In his defence, Khumalo did not challenge the killings and assault, but raised the defence that he had no intention of committing the offences. He said the reason he killed them was that he was drunk and should not be held responsible for his actions.

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