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NELSPRUIT Four-time killer Bheki Themba Simelane, 41, has finally been convicted and sentenced in the High Court sitting in Graskop in Mpumalanga after he had twice been released following his arrest in connection with the first two murders due to a lack of evidence against him and was released on bail after he was arrested for the third murder.

The court heard how Simelane, who regarded himself as a traditional healer, went on a killing spree between 2013 and 2016. His targets were car owners.

In handing down sentence on Friday, Judge Henk Roelofse “indicated that Simelane was not fit to ever live with other people in the society”. Simelane was handed four life sentences for murder, 10 years for attempted murder, and 15 years for each of the four robberies.