Flavio Hlabangwane sentenced to life imprisonment

Flavio Hlabangwane confessed to and was found guilty of killing and mutilating his cousin and lover, Tshepang Pitse.
Flavio Hlabangwe
Heidi Giokos
eNCA

JOHANNESBURG - Flavio Hlabangwane has been sentenced to life in prison for premeditated murder.

Hlabangwane confessed to and was found guilty of killing and mutilating his cousin and lover, Tshepang Pitse.

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The 23-year-old's body parts were found in Hlabangwane's fridge in Protea Glen, Soweto.

Judge Cassim Moosa said, "Mr Flavio Hlabangwane is sentenced as follows ...Count 1 you are sentenced to life imprisonment. 10 years for defeating ends of Justice and 15 years of violating a corpse...."

"The accused is sentenced to life imprisonment, the accused is ordered to participate in long term therapy with the focus on behaviour, anger management, and  substance abuse."

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