Child murderer receives life sentence
By Rhodé Marshall21 July 2007
The 36-year-old man, who stood accused for the rape and murder of 10-year-old Usindiso Mlonyeni, has been convicted in the Cape Town Magistrate’s court on Friday.
Poponono Jonathan Petros, who kidnapped, raped and murdered Usindiso on an open field at Symphony way in the Phillippi East area was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and rape and an extra four years for kidnapping.
“Our communities should be proud of the outcome of this case, especially if it is such a gruesome crime,” says police spokesperson, Captain Elliot Sinyangana.
He added that the family of the late 10-year-old girl is satisfied in the outcome of the case and how it has been handled.
"We believe that our communities are on the track to claim back their freedom enshrined in the bill of rights," says Sinyangana
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