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Media Statement DUNDEE – The South African Police Service in Kranskop has secured a significant conviction following the meticulous investigative efforts of Kranskop detectives. Their diligent work ensured that all necessary evidence was effectively presented before the judiciary, leading to the successful prosecution of Ayanda Fulela (29), who was sentenced for the murder of his 72-year-old grandmother in Nseleni, under the Kranskop policing precinct, in December 2024. On 2 January 2025, a missing person’s case was reported after the elderly woman had been missing for two days. Acting swiftly, Kranskop detectives, led by Detective Sergeant Thobelani Khoza, launched an investigation. Their inquiries led them to the home of the complainant, where evidence pointed to the deceased’s grandson, Ayanda Fulela, as a suspect. Upon further questioning, Fulela confessed to having stabbed his grandmother following a heated argument. In an attempt to conceal the crime, he then set her body on fire. On 4 March 2025, the Greytown Regional Court found Ayanda Fulela guilty of murder and violating a corpse. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and an additional ten years of direct imprisonment for violating a corpse. The court further declared him unfit to possess a firearm. Ends
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