A jealous ex-boyfriend who brutally assaulted and raped his ex-girlfriend, leaving her wheelchair bound, and killed her boyfriend was sentenced to life in prison by the East London High Court on Thursday.
Police spokesperson captain Mluleki Mbi said Luyanda Boma, 47, and accomplice Buhle Vumindaba, 22, were sentenced to life for murder and 10 years imprisonment for robbery.
“As a result of the brutal attack, the victim suffered spinal injuries and is now wheelchair-bound and relies on a social disability grant.”
According to Mbi, the two killers and a third man, were arrested after Luyanda Mroxe, 46, was attacked and killed and his girlfriend raped.
“The couple was on their way home to Majarintini, Berlin outside East London at about 8pm when they were accosted and attacked by three assailants, amongst them the victim's ex-boyfriend, Luyanda Boma,” Mbi said, adding that the third man arrested was found not guilty and discharged.
Acting Mdantsane cluster commander, Brigadier Marinda Mills welcomed the sentence: "… it is important that rapists realise they will be arrested and will spend the rest of their lives in jail when they commit acts of rape which violates an individual's human rights in the most severe way."..