Court rejects Ntuthuko Shoba’s leave to appeal murder conviction
There is no sufficient reason to grant leave to appeal.
Tshegofatso Pule
Convicted murderer Ntuthuko Shoba applies for leave to appeal sentence
Pule was found hanging from a tree in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, with a gunshot wound to her chest.
Shoba handed life sentence for orchestrating the murder of his pregnant girlfriend Tshegofatso Pule
Judge Wilson said there was no justifable factor not to impose the maximum prescribed sentence
Tshegofatso Pule: Lawyer argues Shoba must be handed same sentence as the hitman
Prosecutor argues there was remorse from Malephane to an extent he wanted to give the family closure and Shoba did not do that
Ntuthuko Shoba to remain in custody as sentencing proceedings are postponed
The sentencing proceedings of Ntuthuko Shoba, the man who was found guilty of orchestrating the murder of Tshegofatso Pule has been postponed.