A 29-year-old woman from Pretoria has been sentenced to an effective 10 years’ imprisonment after she murdered her two minor children because she said her husband was cheating on her and not helping with parental duties.
- The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has sentenced a 29-year-old woman to an effective 10 years’ imprisonment for murdering her two children.
- The mother, who pleaded guilty to the charges on Monday, said in May 2022 she decided to kill herself because her husband was cheating and not helping with the children.
- In her plea statement, the woman said she decided to hang her children so they would not have to grow up without a mother.
Lehlogonolo Mary Bokaba appeared in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday, where she pleaded guilty to murdering her two children, a two-month-old and eight-year-old. She was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for each count of murder.
Despite arguments for aggravation of sentence, the court found mitigating circumstances and decided to deviate from the minimum prescribed sentence of 15 years for murder.
The National Prosecuting Authority welcomed the sentence, while a child protection organization expressed disappointment with the decision.
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