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A man who shot and killed five people in Ogies in October 2017 was found guilty by the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court sitting in Middelburg on Tuesday.
According to police spokesperson Colonel Donald Mdhluli, 38-year-old Teboho Thokoane, also known as Maphoshane, was one of four armed men who rented a vehicle from Evander to Steyn farm in Ogies, where they opened fire and killed four farm residents before they fled the scene. Two victims with gunshot wounds were taken to hospital, where one succumbed to his injuries.
Five counts of murder were opened, as well as an additional charge of attempted murder.
Lesotho national found guilty of murdering five people in revenge attack
By Botho Molosankwe
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Johannesburg - A 38-year-old man has been found guilty of killing five people who were all shot dead at a farm in Mpumalanga, in what is believed to have been a revenge attack.
One person survived the attack.
Teboho Thokoane, also known as Maphoshane, was convicted of five counts of murder, in the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court sitting in Middelburg on Tuesday.
He was also found guilty of attempted murder as well as the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Mpumalanga police spokesperson Colonel Donald Mdhluli said Thokoane and his friends were involved in illegal mining. They would also steal cables and sell them.