By Jonk wa Mashamba
news@alexreporter.co.za
According to Mashudu Malabi- Dzhangi NPA Regional Spokesperson Limpopo Division, the matter of a man who confessed to have murdered TVET student will appear today after the adjournment yesterday (09 June 2021).
“(This is) for the defence to address the court on mitigation of sentence and the prosecution will address the court on aggravation of sentence,” said Malabi.
Aubrey Manaka (29), who is accused of killing Capricorn TVET College student, Precious Ramabulana (21) pleaded guilty on all the charges.
In the statement Manaka revealed how the horrible murder unfolded.
In his confession statement which was read out by his attorney Lawrence Manzini in the Limpopo High Court, Manaka said he saw Ramabulana only once when he went to visit his relative in Mokomene, a rural area 60km northeast of Polokwane, and he immediately developed feelings for her.
This was on November 23 2019.
“I saw Ramabulana and her friend playing music and dancing at her place. I then developed interest. I then went to watch a local soccer match and from there I went to a nearby tavern where I had a few beers,” he said.
Manaka revealed to the court that he lacked valour to approach Ramabulana, 21, to declare his feelings during the day.
“When I went to her place in the early hours [of the morning], I knocked and she didn’t open the door… I forced myself insidroom, butom but she didn’t give me a chance to speak. Eventually a fight ensued and I stabbed her with a knife to overpower her,” he said.
He added that after he then raped her.
He is charged with murder, rape, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and housebreaking with intent to rape Ramabulana from whom he stole two cell phones.
She was found stabbed to death in her room in an off-campus residence in Mokomene on 24 November 2019.
The police found her body in a pool of blood with several stab wounds.
Manaka was arrested at his parental home in Nyakelang Village, Botlokwa on 28 November 2019.
He abandoned bail during his first court appearance on December 2, 2019, and was remanded in custody.
The man was also involved in the rape of a 4-year-old girl in 2014.
