By OBAKENG MAJE
19 October 20025- The Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM) in the North West on Sunday applauded the 25 years imprisonment handed down to Molefi Benjamin Ramoholokoane (61) by the Potchefstroom Regional Court for the murder of his intimate partner, Maria Masego Fumba (37) committed on the 11 February 2025. The civil society led organisation promoting the Charter of Positive Values expressed hope that the sentence would serve as a deterrent to perpetrators of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF).
Convenor of the MRM Provincial Interim Committee, Pastor Lesiba Kgwele remarked that the conviction which was realized within a short period will contribute towards restoring public confidence in the criminal justice system.
“We trust that the Fumba family will find closure in the knowledge that justice was done and commend the investigation officer, Constable Pholoso Mosenogi of the Ikageng Detectives and the prosecution team on the successful conviction.
“We urge men who are experiencing pressure in their relationships and personal lives to seek professional counselling instead of taking matters into their own hands. Ramoholokoane was driven by jealousy, insecurity as a well as control to commit a heinous and ghastly act as he suspected that his girlfriend was cheating on him with a neighbour (77), whom he was reportedly cooking a meal,” he said.
Kgwele further said he abrogated his responsibility as to protect his live-in partner whom he claimed to have loved when he resorted to senseless violence, ending her life in a gruesome manner. He added that evidence presented in court revealed that Ramoholokoane had stabbed the deceased with knife multiple times with two knives until she succumbed on the scene.
“The police were called to the scene and arrested him on the same day. He remained in police custody until the conclusion of the trial,” said Kgwele.
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