Sandile Mantsoe Found GUILTY Of Karabo Mokoena’s Murder! On Wednesday afternoon, Sandile Mantsoe is accused of killing his 22-year-old girlfriend Karabo Mokoena in 2017, burning her body and dumping it in a veld in Lyndhurst.
He was further found guilty of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm related to an assault that put Mokoena in hospital on her birthday the same year.
Here’s what the judge had to say about Mantsoe.
“The court is satisfied that the state has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. There was nothing to be afraid of because everyone would see what he saw and get to the same conclusion that he did.
“He made no alarm or told anyone that she committed suicide which would be the first thing that any sound person would have done. The last thing a person would do if he finds a loved one who has committed suicide … would be to try and exonerate themselves,” ‚” acting judge Peet Johnson said.
“The accused caused the body of the deceased to burn beyond recognition and then tried to conceal the fact that she was dead and he got involved in a web of lies.
“The accused went about very meticulously covering up his deed after the deceased was killed on April 28 2017. He apparently showed no emotion throughout because if he had‚ this would have been put to the witnesses‚” said Johnson.
“Thereafter [Karabo Mokoena’s friend‚ Stephanie Leong] spoke to him frequently to ask about the whereabouts of Karabo but it led to nothing. He played her so well that he was co-operating in trying to find her. He also planned the disposal of the body carefully .… The court has a strong suspicion that he might have planned her death. Without more concrete evidence‚ the only reasonable inference is that he did not plan to kill the deceased. He may have acted in that way to conceal what he had done‚” Johnson concluded.
