Woman Sentenced To 12 years For Hiring Hitmen To Kill Her Husband

SA – A Khayelitsha woman was sentenced in the Western Cape High Court for conspiracy to commit murder after hiring hitmen to kill her husband.

Patience Kwaza, 42, Loyiso Ludidi, 36, Thando Chwayi, 26, and Sivuyile Shasha, 41, were found guilty of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, and defeating the ends of justice.

Kwaza hired men to carry out a hit on her husband, Pasika Kwaza, who was shot in the head and killed on June 23, 2016 in Kuyasa, Khayelitsha. The motive for the hit, according to the State, was to cash in on insurance and pension benefits.