Lady Who Unalifed Father Begs For Mercy After Life Imprisonment Was Handed To Her..

The Polokwane High Court has sentenced a 28-year-old South African woman, Mologadi Magdeline Mehlape to life imprisonment for the premeditated murder of her father, Dr Malekutu Johannes Mehlape.


The sentence,was delivered after her guilty plea to charges of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances. She also received 15 years for robbery. The court ordered both sentences to run concurrently.

According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi revealed that Mehlape orchestrated her father's murder based on claims by a traditional healer, co-accused Hlologelo Klaas Mogotlane, who alleged that the deceased used witchcraft (muti) to cause the death of her mother.

NPA spokesperson says the case stems from a brutal incident on December 28, 2023, in Mankweng Zone 1, outside Polokwane, where Dr Mehlape was ambushed and shot multiple times in his bedroom and his valuables, including his mobile phone were stolen.

After traditional attempts at killing her father failed, Mehlape reportedly collaborated with family members and agreed to pay R200,000 to have her father killed.
On the night of the murder, Mehlape granted access to the attackers by unlocking the gate and main entrance to her father's house, enabling them to carry out the killing while he was asleep.

Four other accused, Tshepo Gabriel Ranoto, Hlologelo Klaas Mogotlane, Mahlodi Melida Mathole, and Michael Sello Molongoane, are facing separate charges, including conspiracy to commit murder, murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and their trial has been postponed to June 20.

In her plea for leniency, Mehlape apologised to her family, citing unresolved disputes with her father and her responsibility as a caregiver to her 21-month-old daughter.

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