Tshegofatso Pule murder trial off to a bumpy start as lawyer fails to pitch

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The case against Ntuthuko Shoba, alleged mastermind behind the killing of his pregnant girlfriend Tshegofatso Pule, hit a few hurdles on what would have been the first day of his trial on Monday.

Pule’s murder shocked the nation in June 2020. She was eight months pregnant when she was found murdered, hanging from a tree. The prosecution has led evidence that her unborn child was Shoba's.Muzikayise MalephaneMalephane had entered into a plea agreement with the state and confessed to his part in Pule’s murder, alleging that Shoba wanted her dead because he feared his “wife” would find out about her pregnancy.

He said his cellmate John Thweky Mohabe told him Malephane had confessed to being Pule’s boyfriend. But even this alleged motivation for Malephane to have planned and orchestrated Pule's murder was not enough to convince the court to release Shoba on bail.

 

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The murder if a young girl who mistakenly fell in love with a very very bad person. If the alleged crime was orchestrated under his direction we will await the verdict in this trial. So senseless

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