Tshegofatso Pule

"You will spend the rest of your natural life in prison unless the parole authorities consider you fit for release in the fullness of time," said ...

“That Ms Pule was pregnant when she was killed is also plainly very aggravating, as is the degree of planning and persistence Mr Shoba demonstrated in bringing about Ms Pule’s death,” the judge said. As a result, he said the criminal law amendment act required him to sentence Shoba to life in prison unless there were circumstantial and compelling circumstances to justify a lesser sentence. “The shock and trauma Mr Shoba apparently experienced [an argument offered in mitigation of sentencing] do not in themselves bear on the sentence to be imposed.

Convicted murderer Ntuthuko Shoba has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Tshegofatso Pule.Acting Judge Stuart Wilson said.

Shoba was arrested in February 2021 following the damning allegations. Shoba’s role as the prime mover in commissioning the offense makes his situation different. Shoba’s lawyers argued that Shoba should get the same. Shoba attempted to kill Pule at least twice. Pule’s killer was hired by Shoba. Pule was vivacious but she was vulnerable. “A contract killing that exploited the dependency of a young woman and the death of an unborn baby.

Convicted murderer Ntuthuko Shoba in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. Image: Thulani Mbele. Ntuthuko Shoba, the mastermind behind Tshegofatso ...

“While Mr Malephane and Shoba killed Miss Pule, their roles in perpetrating the murder and their conduct after it was carried out are quite different. “Mr Malephane confessed to his part in Miss Pule’s death. Despite initially and unwisely seeking to mislead the police…

Emotions are extremely high at the high court in Johannesburg as acting judge Stuart Wilson handed down a life sentence to the man that orchestrated the murder ...

Emotions are extremely high at the high court in Johannesburg as acting judge Stuart Wilson handed down a life sentence to the man that orchestrated the murder of a woman just carried his unborn child. Ntukhuko Shoba has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Tshegofatso Pule at the High Court in Johannesburg on Friday. Acting judge Stuart Wilson handed down the sentence.

Tumisang Katake was speaking at the High Court in Johannesburg shortly after sentencing was handed down to her killer Nthutuko Shoba. "It's tough guys, I don't ...

It's tough guys, I don't wish it on any worst enemy of mine," Katake said. "It's heartbreaking. "It's tough guys, I don't want to lie to you.

Jubilation, excitement, shock and expected sounds of wailing filled courtroom four of the Johannesburg Magistrates' Court on Friday after Ntuthuko Shoba was ...

In March, 33-year-old Shoba was found guilty of masterminding Pule’s killing in June 2020. Pule’s body was found hanging from a tree in Durban Deep, western Johannesburg, on June 5. “Shoba was the prime mover in bringing about Pule’s death, having planned and commissioned it, subsequently bringing into the picture Muzikayise Malephane, who was sentenced to 20 years for Pule’s murder after entering into a plea deal with the State in exchange for testifying against the father of Pule’s unborn child.

Ntuthuko Shoba stole the young life of his pregnant partner Tshegofatso Pule two years ago when he murdered the mother of his unborn child.

The life sentence handed to Shoba on Friday has been welcomed by Pule’s family and friends who cheered in court shortly after the sentence was handed down by Wilson. Shoba whose sentencing proceedings started on Thursday with the State calling for Shoba to be sentenced to life and proceeded to argue that Shoba has shown no remorse for his actions and even after his conviction, he still didn't show remorse. Judge Wilson said he had handed a life sentence to Shoba as he was convicted for premeditated murder, which in accordance with criminal law in the country, carried a life sentence.