Another ten years for court order in prison

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An Eastern Cape court judge and police sergeant who is already serving six years in prison after beating a man to death in 2015 will have to spend another ten years in prison because he killed a woman and seriously injured another two years ago.

Manelisi William Nosasa (35), who works at the Tsolo Magistrate’s Court, was driving a police car without permission on 16 June 2024 when he hit two women. One woman died at the scene and the other was seriously injured. Nosasa was sentenced in the Ngqueleni District Court this week.

Lizzy Suping, spokesperson for the Independent Police Investigation Directorate (Opod) says Nosasa was driving the marked vehicle towards Ngqeleni near Mthatha when he hit the two women. “He allegedly fled the scene after the incident, but was later apprehended.”

Two months ago, Nosasa was sentenced by the same court to six years in prison after beating 19-year-old Silindokuhle Bango to death in October 2015. According to a statement from Opod, the incident took place after he accused Bango of stealing his television set.

The court ordered that the sentences will not be served concurrently.