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A police murderer has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
A man who shot and killed an off-duty police officer in Cape Town in 2013 was sentenced to eight years in prison.
Nkosinathi Mjodo, 25, was found guilty by the Blue Downs Magistrates Court of murder, possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition on Tuesday in the murder of Sergeant Donald Monjwa, 35, on June 24, 2013.
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Monjwa was stationed at the Criminal Intelligence Gathering Unit in Cape Town.
According to Hawks spokesman Zinzi Hani, Monjwa went to a store to buy airtime and left his partner in the vehicle. When he left the store, he saw four strangers talking to his partner. He wanted to know what the problem was and he slapped one of them in the face.
“A second man tried to intervene and then a third suspect shot [Monjwa] behind his right ear before everyone fled the scene, “Hani said.
Monjwa was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
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