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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1999 |
| Disappeared | 31 December 2009 Soshanguve, Gauteng |
| Died | 31 December 2009 (aged 10) |
| Body discovered | 9 January 2010 Soshanguve, Gauteng |
| Resting place | Zandfontein Cemetery[1] |
| Nationality | South 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
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- ^ Venter, Zelda (13 May 2011). "Body parts 'ripped out of her'". IOL.co.za. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Stop killing children for muti". Times LIVE. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Minister calls for separate criminal charges for muti killings". Times LIVE. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "5 in court for girl's murder". News24. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ McLea, Harriet (10 January 2010). "10-year-old Masego was 'a lovely, beautiful, funny girl'". Times LIVE. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Life sentence for muti killer". News24. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Hlahla, Patrick (29 November 2011). "Masego 'mutilated while alive'". Pretoria News. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Dlamini, Penwell (29 November 2011). "Muti killer gets life". The Sowetan. Retrieved 26 March 2013.