Faith Nongcebo Ntombela, a 44-year-old South African woman, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her husband, Captain Zwelakhe Ntombela.
The sentencing was handed down on Friday, November 29, 2024, by the Durban High Court, according to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks.
Captain Ntombela, an officer stationed with the Durban Metro Police, was tragically shot and killed on May 3, 2023, as he arrived home in Umlazi.
The case, reported at the Umlazi police station, was assigned to the Hawks' Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit for an intensive probe.
"During investigation it was discovered that his private and service firearms were stolen by his wife before the shooting incident," Mhlongo said.
“In July last year, Mzo Btombela, 28, was arrested by the Hawks members working with National intervention Unit at Msinga area where he was hiding and Captain Ntombela’s firearms were recovered at Mzo’s homestead in KwaMaphumulo.”
Mhlongo said Mzo Ntombela's arrest led to the arrest of his accomplices, Nongcebo, Khulani Cele and Sithembiso Khumalo.
Faith Ntombela, an uMlazi court employee, was assisted by her co-accused, primary school principal Sithembiso Khumalo, 53, in finding a hitman to kill her husband.
Mzo Ntombela appeared in court and he pleaded guilty, before he was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for murder.
"On Friday Nongcebo was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, 10 years imprisonment for theft of firearms and two years imprisonment for defeating the ends of justice. Her sentence will run concurrently. Cele and Khumalo will continue with the trial in April 2025," Ntombela said.
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Provincial Head, Major General Lesetja Senona, welcomed the sentence.
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