A South African man, Poyisa Gilbert Voyiya, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his wife.
The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court, sitting in Middelburg on Thursday, April 10, 2025, convicted and sentenced Voyiya (46) from Klarinet Extension to life imprisonment for the premeditated murder of his wife, Nelly Coldetia Voyiya (36).
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), in a statement on Friday, said the couple, who were legally married and shared a child, were undergoing divorce proceedings at the time of the incident.
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On 19 April 2022, the deceased was driving in Emalahleni when the accused began following her. He chased her vehicle, causing her to crash into a streetlight.
She fled the scene on foot, but the accused pursued her and brutally stabbed her multiple times in the upper body.
He then fled to Standerton, where he informed his cousin, who subsequently took him to the police.
The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to her injuries. A postmortem confirmed the cause of death as multiple sharp force injuries.
In court, the accused pleaded guilty and claimed he was mentally unstable at the time of the offence. However, following a psychiatric evaluation, he was found fit to stand trial.
