Human Interest
Today, 25 years ago, Winnie Mandela was found guilty─── 11:30 Fri, 13 May 2016
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former African National Congress Women League president and Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, was found guilty on four charges of kidnapping and four of being an accessory after the fact to assault.
Co-accused John Morgan was found guilty of kidnapping and Xoliswa Falati guilty of kidnapping and of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The case arose from the fact that one of the kidnapped youths, 14-year-old Stompie Sepei, had been found dead near the crime sceneas a result of his injuries.
The sentencing was scheduled for 14 May 1991. The actual crime had allegedly been committed by her thuggish' bodyguards dubbed the Mandela United Football Club' (MUFC).
In 1997, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) reached a verdict that Madikizela-Mandela was guilty and had played a role in the killing of Stompie Sepei.
-Source: South African History Online
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The sentencing was scheduled for 14 May 1991. The actual crime had allegedly been committed by her thuggish' bodyguards dubbed the Mandela United Football Club' (MUFC).
In 1997, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) reached a verdict that Madikizela-Mandela was guilty and had played a role in the killing of Stompie Sepei.
-Source: South African History Online
OFM News
