Africa-Press – South-Africa. One of the men accused of murdering Bafana Bafana
goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for an
unrelated crime.Muzi Sibiya was jailed for attempted murder.The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)
said in a statement: He was convicted for the attempted murder of Ntombenhle Ndaba and Mfanelo Mbatha, whom he attacked in a hail of bullets, but miraculously, they survived.The court also found him unfit to possess a
firearm.
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plea for being ‘wrongfully accused’Sibiya, according to the NPA, is also accused of
shooting his girlfriend in December 2014 after she threatened to blow the
whistle on him for his alleged involvement in the Meyiwa murder case. He had
allegedly confided in her about it. The case is still pending.On Monday, eight years after Meyiwa was murdered,
Sibiya and four co-accused will be tried in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.Sibiya, Bongani Sandiso Ntanzi, Mthobisi Prince
Mncube, Mthokoziseni Ziphozonnke Maphisa, and Sifisokuhle Ntuli face charges of
murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, possession of firearms without a
licence, and possession of ammunition.Last month, Sibiya, Ntanzi, Maphisa and Mncube told
the court they intended to raise a special plea, arguing that they had been
wrongfully accused.Meyiwa was shot dead in October 2014 at the
Vosloorus home of his girlfriend, musician Kelly Khumalo.
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