Men Accused Of Killing A Businessman Wandile Bozwana Convicted
A taxi boss, Vusi Reginald Mathibela (36), known as Vusi Khekhe, Sipho Patrick Hudla (40), Matamela Robert Mutapa (46) and Bongani Paul Khumalo (48), were convicted by the Pretoria High Court for killing a businessman Wandile Bozwana. All the accused were found guilty an of premeditated murder, attempted murder, possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition
On the 02 October 2015, Hudla, Mutapa, and Khumala, followed the deceased who was at Sandton, Mandela Square with his business associate Betty Mpho Baloyi, on instruction by Mathibela. When the deceased and Baloyi were leaving Sandton to drive back to Pretoria, they were using Baloyi’s car and she was driving. The three men continued to follow them until they reached the Garsfontein off-ramp, and the traffic lights were red. The three men got out of the BMW car they were driving and started shooting at Baloyi’s car and fled the scene. Both the deceased and Baloyi were shot, however, Baloyi managed to drive until she stopped at Garsfontein road, when police and emergency services arrived. Bozwana and Baloyi were taken to the nearest hospital, where he later died due to multiple gunshot wounds.
All four men were arrested on different dates, between 2015 and 2016, three of the four men have been in custody since their arrest, however, Mathibela was granted R50000 bail in December 2016, after he handed himself over at the Brooklyn police station, in January 2016. He was then rearrested in 2019 after he violated his bail conditions, which were revoked and his bail money was forfeited to the state, and has been in custody since. In court, all four men pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.
Adv. Jennifer Cronje told the court that, she presented evidence to prove the guilt of the four men beyond reasonable doubt and that all four men had a common purpose in killing the deceased. The Director of Public Prosecution, Adv. Mzinyathi welcomes the conviction, and praises the outstanding work of the investigating officer Sgt Sergeant Evans, but also Mongwe who started investigating the matter after the incident in 2015.
The matter was postponed to 04 August 2022, for sentencing proceedings.
Issued by:
Lumka Mahanjana:
NPA Regional Spokesperson
Gauteng Division: Pretoria
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