Mozambican Woman Sentenced for Murder of 11-Year-Old Stepdaughter
A Mozambican woman, Clara Masinga, 37, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison by the Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela for the murder of her 11-year-old stepdaughter, Jennifer Gumbi.
The sentence comes 10 years after the murder and numerous postponements from the lower court. Masinga pleaded guilty to premeditated murder, admitting her motive was to spite Jennifer's biological mother.
Masinga was in a relationship with Jennifer's father, Rodgers Gumbi, and lived with him at KwaMhlushwa, Phosaville Section, in the district of Malelane.
- On March 21, 2015, Masinga sent Jennifer's friend to fetch her from home while waiting at a distance.
- When the girls returned, Masinga asked Jennifer to accompany her to her house, claiming an acquaintance wanted to buy her clothes, according to National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Mpumalanga spokesperson Monica Nyuswa.
Author's summary: Clara Masinga sentenced to 23 years for murder.
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