Heart Breaking: Dumi Masilela’s mother used to teach her son’s murderers
The case of Dumi Masilela former Rhythm City firebrand who was murdered during a highjacking spree was back again in the courts for sentencing. The sentencing of the five men convicted of murdering Dumi Masilela began on Monday, 2 August.
However, prior to the sentencing hearing on Friday, 30 July, Judge Papi Mosopa found Bongani Masombuka, Sfundo Nkosi, Khumbuzo Makhuba, Brian Makhubedu and Mashudu Malema guilty.
They were all implicated in the death of Masilela who was killed in a failed hijacking in 2017. However, the highjackers were also being implicated in a series of highjacking sprees.
Heart Breaking: Dumi Masilela’s mother used to teach her son’s murderers
They were travelling in a Toyota Quantum hijacked in Mpumalanga, and Jeep stolen earlier that night when they spotted the actor’s Golf 7 in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni. Sabatha Masilela mother to the late indicated that she was still struggling to cope with his death.
“What pains me is that I know some of these men. I was their teacher,” she said, adding that she could no longer work.
“Dumi was married for two months when he was killed. I had just lost their father. No one can take the pain I’ve been through. It’s been hard.”
The matter was postponed to Tuesday, 3 August, and proceedings were expected to run until Wednesday. Malema identified Masombuka as the ring leader, who conceived the idea of committing the hijackings that night.
Masilela was hit in the abdomen but managed to drive himself to the hospital, where he later died. Nkosi said Mukhuba acted impulsively when he shot Masilela during the failed hijacking.
“Solly jumped out and tried to hijack it but the driver saw him and drove off. Solly shot once at the car,” Nkosi said.