By: Natasha Archary
Ntuthuko Shoba has been denied the leave to appeal his conviction and life sentencing, for his girlfriend, Tshegofatso Pule’s murder.
In July, Shoba was sentenced to life in prison for the premeditated murder of the 8-months pregnant Pule.
This after Shoba was found guilty of orchestrating Pule’s death and arranging multiple times to murder her by offering Muzikayise Malephane payment to carry out the heinous deed.
Shoba had initially offered Malephane R7 000 to kill his pregnant girlfriend. He then raised the offer to R20 000 and finally told Malephane that he would pay him R70 000 to kill Pule.
Shoba first arranged for Malephane to kill Pule at the McDonalds outlet where he staged a faux job interview for her.
When that plan failed, Shoba knowingly and intentionally delivered Pule into Malephane’s hands.
She was first stabbed before being hung from a tree in Roodepoort on 4 June 2020.
On Monday, Ntuthuko Shoba was denied the leave to appeal his conviction and life sentencing at the Johannesburg High Court.
This after Shoba’s lawyer lodged the appeal on Friday, 25 November.
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