CHURCH PASTOR SENTENCED TO 18-YEARS IN PRISON FOR MURDER!
A 46-year-old Musawenkosi Lucky Menyuka was sentenced to an effective 18 years in jail after he was found guilty of the murder of his ex-girlfriend on 17 February 2020.
On that fateful day, Thembelihle Nxumalo, who was 25-years-old at the time, was reported missing at Mtubatuba police station.
On the same day her lifeless body was found at Oweni area with multiple stab wounds.
Menyuka, a known pastor in the area, was the last person to be seen with the deceased and was duly arrested.
The matter was somehow not enrolled in court, and Pastor Menyuka was released.
In 2025, after four years of injustice, the matter was handed over to the Provincial Murder and Robbery Unit detectives, who rearrested Pastor Menyuka in June 2025.
Despite the state opposing bail, the suspect was released on R10 000 bail.
On 1 December 2025, on the day of his judgement, Pastor Menyuka abandoned court proceedings during a recess, and a warrant of his arrest was issued.
He was traced him and was recaptured on 12 January 2026.
Eight days later, the court condemned him to 18 years in prison and declared him unfit to possess a firearm.