Musa Ntsibande and his wife, Hlengiwe Msimango. (Supplied)
The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has sentenced businessman Musa Ntsibande to 12 years’ imprisonment for the murder of his wife, Hlengiwe Msimango.
In delivering her sentence, Judge Moleboheng Mdalana-Mayisela said the court had to deviate from the prescribed minimum sentence of 15 years because of Ntsibande’s personal circumstances.
She said: “[The] court must impose a balanced sentence to deter members of society. However, the court must distinguish between punishment and vengeance.”
On 3 August 2020, Ntsibande shot his wife twice with his licensed firearm. In his defence, he claimed to have thought that she was an intruder at their home in Norkem Park, east of Johannesburg.
He was convicted of murder by way of dolus eventualis – where an accused person can objectively foresee that their conduct is likely to cause the death of another, but proceeds to act regardless of the consequences of their conduct – in September last year.
More to follow.
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