Murder of Masego Kgomo

Masego Kgomo (c. 1999 – 31 December 2009) was a South African girl murdered in order to provide body parts for rituals performed by a sangoma.[2] Her murder sparked calls for sangomas to stop using human flesh for rituals.[3][4]

Masego Kgomo
Bornc. 1999
Disappeared31 December 2009
Soshanguve, Gauteng
Died31 December 2009(2009-12-31) (aged 10)
Soshanguve, Gauteng
Body discovered(2010-01-09)9 January 2010
Soshanguve, Gauteng
Resting placeZandfontein Cemetery [1]
NationalitySouth African
Parent(s)Joseph and Kate Kgomo

Kgomo went missing near her home in Soshanguve, a township north of Pretoria, on 31 December 2009. Five people were initially charged with her kidnapping and murder.[5] A suspect led police to Kgomo's body in Soshanguve in the early hours of 9 January 2010.[6]

On 28 November 2011, Judge Billy Mothle found 30-year-old Brian Mangwale guilty of her murder and kidnapping in the Pretoria High Court. Mangwale was sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder and six years imprisonment for her kidnapping.[7][8][9]

See also

References
  1. Magome, Mogomotsi (18 January 2010). "Sad farewell for slain Masego". IOL. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  2. Venter, Zelda (13 May 2011). "Body parts 'ripped out of her'". IOL.co.za. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  3. "Stop killing children for muti". Times LIVE. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  4. "Minister calls for separate criminal charges for muti killings". Times LIVE. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  5. "5 in court for girl's murder". News24. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  6. McLea, Harriet (10 January 2010). "10-year-old Masego was 'a lovely, beautiful, funny girl'". Times LIVE. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  7. "Life sentence for muti killer". News24. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  8. Hlahla, Patrick (29 November 2011). "Masego 'mutilated while alive'". Pretoria News. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  9. Dlamini, Penwell (29 November 2011). "Muti killer gets life". The Sowetan. Retrieved 26 March 2013.


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