Magician gets 15-years for murder
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MURDERED: Anelisa was 21 MURDERED: Anelisa was 21
Monwabisi Mbobo was sentenced to five years for kidnapping and 15 years for the murder of the Rhodes University drama student in the Western Cape High Court.
The 23-year-old magician had led police officers to a shallow grave in Makhaza where he allegedly buried the body.
She disappeared on 30 January last year while at a tavern in Town Two where she was celebrating her 21st birthday party and was last seen with the accused.
The sentences handed down by Judge President John Hlophe will run concurrently and Mbobo will spend 15 years in prison.
The State said it had consulted with Dulaze’s family and the investigating officer before the plea was finalised.
The State said it had explained to both the family and the investigating officer how it had reached the agreement with Mbobo’s defence team.
They were both satisfied with the agreement.
Mbobo confirmed he had agreed to the sentence and was aware of the consequences of the sentence.
He said he entered into the plea voluntarily without undue influence.
He has also been declared not fit to possess a firearm.
The sentence against Mbobo came days after Khayelitsha residents marked one year since the discovery of Dulaze’s body.