Four men sentenced to long-term imprisonment after murdering woman for funeral policy money
The four men were sentenced in the Knysna High Court on Friday.
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CAPE TOWN - An adoptive father of a mentally disabled woman and three hitmen have been sentenced to long-term imprisonment after murdering the woman for funeral policy money.
The four men were sentenced in the Knysna High Court on Friday.
Mboneleli Msila was handed two life sentences for masterminding the murder of his adopted daughter, 22-year-old Nosipho Mafana in Plettenberg Bay.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila says Mboneleli Msila says hitman Monde Tshemese will also serve two life sentences for his role in Mafana's murder.
"Msila arranged for Mafana to take out three funeral policies with three different banks which would pay out an amount of R600,000 if she died an unnatural death."
Ntabazalila says Msila and Tshemese planned Mafana's murder along with Mbulelo Jack and Lungisile Lucas.
Jack and Lucas were sentenced to 17 years in prison for conspiracy to commit murder and 17 years for murder.
After Mafana's murder in April 2022 Msila's claim for the policy was rejected after it became the subject of a police investigation.