Bafana Mahungela found guilty of Kirsten Kluyts’ murder
Kluyts was 14 weeks pregnant at the time. Her body was discovered off the running track in a secluded area.
The High Court in Johannesburg has found Bafana Mahungela, 23, guilty of murdering Sandton teacher Kirsten Kluyts, who was 14 weeks pregnant at the time of her death on 29 October 2023. Mahungela was charged with kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder, and attempted rape. Video footage showed Mahungela entering the park around 8:06am, wearing a black T-shirt, and later scaling a closed gate outside the park, wearing a blue T-shirt matching Kluyts' clothing.
He was seen disposing of her items, including a cap, pants, and running shoes, down a drain. The postmortem report revealed that Kluyts' cause of death was blunt force head trauma and strangulation.
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