By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg is expected to deliver judgment in the highly publicised trial of the alleged mastermind behind the murder of Tshegofatso Pule on Friday.
Ntuthuko Shoba, a former JSE analyst, is accused of plotting the murder of Pule, who was pregnant with his child.
Pule, a 28-year-old beautician, was murdered on 4 June 2020. Her murder sent shockwaves throughout the country amid the “shadow pandemic” that is gender-based violence and femicide.
A pregnant Pule was found hanging from a tree in Durban Deep, Roodepoort.
Muzikayise Malephane was arrested two weeks later on his way back from Mpumalanga.
During the trial, he entered into a plea agreement with the State.
Malephane pleaded guilty and testified he shot Pule in Noordgesig because he “did not have the guts to hang her alive” and that he killed her at Shoba’s behest.
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