{
  "id": 5258710,
  "title": "Rassie Nkuna and former police officer Jacob Chego sentenced to life for Mogashoa murders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/rassie-nkuna-and-former-police-officer-jacob-chego-sentenced-to-life",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T06:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/2026-09-03-rassie-nkuna-and-former-police-officer-jacob-chego-sentenced-to-life-for-mogashoa-murders/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rassie Nkuna and former police officer Jacob Chego have been sentenced to life in prison for the murders of pregnant police officer Sabeilewe Mogashoa and her husband, Lucky, who were killed in front of their children in March 2022. The sentencing took place at the Pretoria High Court, where both men were found guilty of 12 charges, including conspiracy to commit murder, murder, kidnapping, fraud, and other serious offences. The family of the victims released an emotional voice note from the couple's young daughter, who expressed her grief and longing for her parents. The SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe emphasized the impact of violent crime on families and highlighted the importance of justice in such cases.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}