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Lucky Dube killing suspects found guilty
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 2 April 2009
The three men accused of killing South African reggae star Lucky Dube have been found guilty at the conclusion of the murder case at the Johannesburg High Court. Defendants Sfiso Mhlanga, Mbuti Mabe and Ludwa Julius Gxowa are due to be sentenced today.
The family and friends of Dube, who was shot dead in Oct 2007 at the age of 43 during an attempted car hijacking, welcomed the verdict with applause and say that they hope the three killers receive the maximum sentence of life in prison. The star’s son Thokozani, who was with his father the night he died, told reporters: “What happened to uBaba was really traumatic to all of us, but we are happy that his killers have been found guilty. We know they are being brought to book and we can now have closure”.