A South African lawyer has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the m+rder of his girlfriend after k+lling her, setting her body and car abl@ze, and later publicly mourning her on social media.
The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday, August 4, sentenced Thubelihle Sbonakaliso Mpisi to life in prison after finding him guilty of m+rder, malicious injury to property, and defeating the administration of justice.
Mpisi has remained in custody since his arrest on July 28, 2023, after abandoning his bail application. The charred remains of 26-year-old IT specialist Mahlako Malebo Rabalao were discovered inside her Mercedes-Benz near her Midrand home on March 9, 2023.
